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Conditions for patentability; novelty - 35 U.S.C. § 102 (2013) :: Title 35 - Patents :: 2013 US Code :: US Codes and Statutes :: US Law :: Justia
Justia US Law US Codes and Statutes US Code 2013 US Code Title 35 - Patents Part II - PATENTABILITY OF INVENTIONS AND GRANT OF PATENTS (§§ 100 - 212) Chapter 10 - PATENTABILITY OF INVENTIONS (§§ 100 - 105) Section 102 - Conditions for patentability; novelty
Publication Title United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 1, Title 35 - PATENTS
Source Credit July 19, 1952, ch. 950, 66 Stat. 797; Pub. L. 92-358, §2, July 28, 1972, 86 Stat. 502; Pub. L. 94-131, §5, Nov. 14, 1975, 89 Stat. 691; Pub. L. 106-113, div. B, §1000(a)(9) [title IV, §§4505, 4806], Nov. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 1536, 1501A-565, 1501A-590; Pub. L. 107-273, div. C, title III, §13205(1), Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1902; Pub. L. 112-29, §3(b)(1), Sept. 16, 2011, 125 Stat. 285; Pub. L. 112-211, title I, §102(2), Dec. 18, 2012, 126 Stat. 1531.
32 Stat. 1225
86 Stat. 502
89 Stat. 691
116 Stat. 1902
125 Stat. 285, 287, 327
126 Stat. 1531
Public Law References Public Law 92-34, Public Law 92-358, Public Law 94-131, Public Law 106-113, Public Law 107-273, Public Law 108-453, Public Law 112-29, Public Law 112-211
Conditions for patentability; novelty - 35 U.S.C. § 102 (2013)
(2) if the patent or application for patent is entitled to claim a right of priority under section 119, 365(a), or 365(b), or to claim the benefit of an earlier filing date under section 120, 121, or 365(c), based upon 1 or more prior filed applications for patent, as of the filing date of the earliest such application that describes the subject matter.
Amendment of Subsection (d)(2)
Pub. L. 112–211, title I, §§102(2), 103, Dec. 18, 2012, 126 Stat. 1531, 1532, provided that, effective on the later of the date that is 1 year after Dec. 18, 2012, or the date that the Geneva Act of the Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs enters into force with respect to the United States, and applicable only to certain applications filed on and after that effective date and patents issuing thereon, with certain exceptions, subsection (d)(2) of this section is amended by substituting "to claim a right of priority under section 119, 365(a), 365(b), 386(a), or 386(b), or to claim the benefit of an earlier filing date under section 120, 121, 365(c), or 386(c)" for "to claim a right of priority under section 119, 365(a), or 365(b), or to claim the benefit of an earlier filing date under section 120, 121, or 365(c)". See 2012 Amendment note below.
1972—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 92–358 inserted reference to inventions that were the subject of an inventors' certificate.
Amendment by Pub. L. 112–211 effective on the later of the date that is 1 year after Dec. 18, 2012, or the date that the Geneva Act of the Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs enters into force with respect to the United States, and applicable only to certain applications filed on and after that effective date and patents issuing thereon, with certain exceptions, see section 103 of Pub. L. 112–211, set out as a note under section 100 of this title.
Pub. L. 112–29, §3(b)(2), Sept. 16, 2011, 125 Stat. 287, provided that: "The enactment of section 102(c) of title 35, United States Code, under paragraph (1) of this subsection is done with the same intent to promote joint research activities that was expressed, including in the legislative history, through the enactment of the Cooperative Research and Technology Enhancement Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–453; the 'CREATE Act') [see Short Title of 2004 Amendment note set out under section 1 of this title], the amendments of which are stricken by subsection (c) of this section [amending section 103 of this title]. The United States Patent and Trademark Office shall administer section 102(c) of title 35, United States Code, in a manner consistent with the legislative history of the CREATE Act that was relevant to its administration by the United States Patent and Trademark Office."
"(b) Definition.—For purposes of this section, the term 'tax liability' refers to any liability for a tax under any Federal, State, or local law, or the law of any foreign jurisdiction, including any statute, rule, regulation, or ordinance that levies, imposes, or assesses such tax liability.