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Secret Sales May Qualify as Prior Art Under Section 102(a) of the America Invents Act

January 2019
  • Pharmaceutical and Medical Device
  • Life Sciences and Biotechnology
  • Design and Construction
  • Technology and Telecommunications

Shook Partner Sharon Israel and Of Counsel Kyle Friesen discuss a U.S. Supreme Court decision determining that even sales made in secret can be sufficient as prior art in a patent application.

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