Warning

Info

Warning

Info

Warning

Info

LSDefine

Simple English definitions for legal terms

public-use bar

Read a random definition: demand

A quick definition of public-use bar:

A public-use bar is a legal rule that prevents someone from obtaining a patent for an invention if it was publicly used or sold in the United States more than one year before the patent application was filed. This means that if someone shares their invention with the public or sells it before applying for a patent, they may not be able to get a patent for it. The rule applies to any public use, commercial use, sale, or private transfer without a pledge of secrecy.

A more thorough explanation:

A public-use bar is a legal term that refers to a rule that prevents an inventor from obtaining a patent for an invention that has been publicly used or sold in the United States for more than one year before the application date. This rule is stated in 35 USCA § 102(b).

For example, if an inventor publicly demonstrates their invention at a trade show or sells it to the public, they may be barred from obtaining a patent for that invention if they wait too long to file their patent application.

The public-use bar applies to any public use, commercial use, sale, or offer of sale of the invention. It also applies to private transfers made without a pledge of secrecy. This means that if an inventor shows their invention to a friend without requiring them to keep it a secret, that could trigger the public-use bar.

The purpose of the public-use bar is to encourage inventors to promptly file their patent applications and to prevent them from delaying the process while they test the market or refine their invention.

public session | public utility district

Warning

Info

General

General chat about the legal profession.
main_chatroom
👍 Chat vibe: 0 👎
Help us make LSD better!
Tell us what's important to you
almost all of my apps have been UR for 6 weeks at this point I feel exhausted waiting for them to finish
Irvine is being snobby and wont start any review until end of Nov.
Yeah, it’s tough. I’m distracting myself by playing good video games after work :)
im distracting myself by schizo-scrolling r/lawschoolamissions and every conceivable data point on this godforsaken website
it is not working
Haaa I naturally want to do that too. I’m trying to stop. They need a surgeon general’s warning on this site for perspective law students
i spend more time on here then anything else trying to rationalize that the waves from last year will match waves for this year (they won't) and that the stats of people with the same stats are indicative of my own (they aren't)
There aren't many people in my stat range so I pretty much know every result in my range after being on here for a few years
9:28
congrats on the 172 bruce
go dawgs fr
9:29
roll tide
do we foresee a fordham election day wave today (i'm delusional)
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
9:31
I think so, Jack
9:31
some people hate him. some people love him, but he a real one: https://youtu.be/w5oEqiVQcF4?t=173
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)
LSD+ is ad-free, with DMs, discounts, case briefs & more.