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public-use bar

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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.

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I want to meet an attorney that defends clients who run into flat earth problems. I want an attorney that knows and believes in flat earth theory.
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i want a flat earther for president. i want a guy who posts on 4chan for president. i want someone who mogs for president.
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Exactly. My version of that awful poem.
Dkk
19:19
I can accept a president with maybe one or two of the poems traits hut good God, all of them??? No ty.
windyMagician
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president who respects sex is crazy
windyMagician
19:20
we had bill clinton already
Dkk
19:21
Bill Clinton, first and last black president
windyMagician
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I want to go running but my leg feels weird
windyMagician
19:23
it doesn't hurt its just tingly
Dkk
19:26
It needs more alcohol. You tingle when your nerves need watering.
19:27
try stretching it maybe to see what's up
windyMagician
19:27
stretches make me think it's just soreness
windyMagician
19:27
I'm sober lol
Dkk
19:38
Anyone else get the google notification that your LSD password has been compromised lol. LSD got hacked.
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CynicalOops
21:03
You think you just fell out of a coconut tree?
jackfrost11770
21:10
nope dk
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22:37
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jackfrost11770
23:16
should i start using letterboxed again
Dkk
23:25
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dk do u ever eat at bk
Dkk
23:48
@chickenburgahfart: I would do that in the Army if really desperate for food or if I had to work through lunch. One of the few fast food places I go to.
bk so slept on
Dkk
0:23
I will take In N Out everyday over it when I can though.
texaslawhopefully
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In N Out is not only the best fast food place, but the prices too are fantastic
Dkk
1:27
Indeed, indeed.
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