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prior-use bar

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A quick definition of prior-use bar:

A prior-use bar is a rule that prevents someone from getting a patent for an invention that was already used or sold publicly in the United States more than a year before they applied for the patent. This means that if someone else already made the invention and used it or sold it, the person applying for the patent cannot get it. The rule applies to any public use, commercial use, sale, or private transfer without a pledge of secrecy. There is a rare procedure called a public-use proceeding that investigates whether an invention was publicly used or sold before the patent application was filed.

A more thorough explanation:

A prior-use bar is a legal term that refers to a situation where a patent cannot be granted for an invention that was publicly used or sold in the United States more than one year before the application date. This is also known as a public-use bar.

If someone invents a new type of phone and uses it in public or sells it to others more than a year before they apply for a patent, they may not be able to get a patent for that invention. Similarly, if someone creates a new type of software and shares it with others without a pledge of secrecy, they may not be able to get a patent for it if more than a year has passed since the public use or sale.

These examples illustrate how the prior-use bar can prevent someone from obtaining a patent for an invention that has already been publicly used or sold. It is important for inventors to be aware of this rule and to apply for a patent as soon as possible after creating their invention.

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9:32
[kevin oleary]
worthless i trust you implicitly you know what it will happen now.
worthless i trust you implicitly you know what it will happen now.
worthless i trust you implicitly you know what it will happen now.
worthless i trust you implicitly you know what it will happen now.
worthless i trust you implicitly you know what it will happen now.
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
9:34
I mean if Fordham doesn't release today I will purposefully get on a train, go to new york, and then take the stinkiest shit inside the admission office's toilet (potentially clogging it and forcing them to get a plumber)
IS IT ONLY ON MY END WHY DID THAT SEND TEN MILLION TIMES
HELLO
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
9:35
it sent a million times lol
WHAT HAPPENED
yeah i thought you were tweaking for a second
i'm so sorry everyone what the actual fuck this website hates me
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
9:35
Jack's just tweaking on LSD no biggie
to be fair this accurately represents my mental state
election day psychosis coming in hot (fordham)
usc pls pull through .....
i literally just need one A so i can relax before my ED decision
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
9:38
oh that's right USC might release
soapy
9:43
USC still has not looked at my app
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
9:43
when did you submit soapy?
soapy
9:44
10/16
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
9:44
to be fair it took them almost 2 months for me to go under review
soapy
9:44
Feelin a bit stressed, as I've got no date change for Michigan either despite applying 10/7
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
9:45
I have not had a date change either for Mich but I've seen people get in without one so who knows
I applied 9/25 to like 6 schools and some (Houston) have no date change yet so dw
soapy
9:46
But do people get in without addresses going long?
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
9:46
it's tough to tell because a lot of people type out their addresses long to begin with
soapy
9:46
Ah. I didn't. Looking back, my Mich supplement kind of sucks, so there's that
Mich overrated (Dean Z please let me in even tho i didnt apply and I am below both 25ths)
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