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It seems to be true in the US. "If the invention has been described in a printed publication anywhere, or has been in public use or on sale in this country mor
by cromulent 17y ago
It seems to be true in the US.
"If the invention has been described in a printed publication anywhere, or has been in public use or on sale in this country more than one year before the date on which an application for patent is filed in this country, a patent cannot be obtained."
http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/pac/doc/general/index.html#novelty http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/pac/doc/general/index.html#...
- WalterGR 17y agoYear-to-file is obviously different than cannot-file.
- cromulent 17y agoIt's in the same section. "if it was known or used by others in this country before the date that the applicant made his/her invention, a patent cannot be obtained". Mind you, they don't seem to apply this very consistently.
- WalterGR 17y agomaking an invention != disclosure != filing != obtaining a patent. I was originally pointing out a fact lest others be led astray, but I'm not going to reply further.
- cromulent 17y agoI don't think anyone would doubt your inequation. However, 10ren's statement seems to be backed up pretty well by the USPTO site - if you have already gone public or sold your invention, no patent for you. I'm not sure why you think it is incorrect. Cheers
- WalterGR 17y agoRereading the thread, I think I misunderstood 10ren's point. I think we are all actually in vehement agreement. :) Apologies.
- tybris 17y agoThe original MapReduce paper was published in December 2004. 6 months after the patent was filed.
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