Talk:Prior art
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[edit] Revert on copyvio
I reverted an anon's changes that were copied word for word from this forum posting. I'm not sure how informative it was in the first place. Not to mention the fact that it was totally uncited. Mmmbeer 19:11, 22 August 2005 (UTC)
[edit] non-patent prior art
Would it be possible to have a definition of non-patent prior art added to this entry? 19 January 2006 —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 165.124.165.141 (talk • contribs).
- Care to elaborate what "nonpatent prior art" might be? If you don't have a definition, use it in a sentence.mmmbeerT / C / ? 19:37, 19 January 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Errors in article
The section on first-to-invent practice in the U.S. was entirely incorrect. I inserted a brief blurb that generally outlines the requirements as supported by a citation to the Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (MPEP). The MPEP is not an authoritative reference, but for copyright reasons I cannot cite to a reproduction of a full treatise (like Chisum).
The section on "relevant" art is also entirely incorrect. Attorneys refer to things as "relevant" art and not "prior art" because they do not want to concede that something is prior art. For instance, I might refer to a magazine article published a month before my client filed for a patent application as "relevant" or "related" art because I do not know if magazine is actually prior art - my client may have conceived his invention before publication of the article. Prior art has a legal meaning (as defined under 35 U.S.C. 102) while relevant or related art has no legal meaning or affect.
[edit] Gly - new contributor
I touched up a couple of things here and there. Just let me know if you'd like me to cite cases. Gly 23:54, 3 February 2007 (UTC)
- Gly, thanks for your note. I was about to ask for citations, so yes, citing cases would be good. Will this be from US, EU or other jurisdiction?--Nowa 00:38, 4 February 2007 (UTC)
