Eighteen-Month Publication

• Applications and patents subject to amended 35 U.S.C. § 102(e):

• U.S. patent application publications are prior art under 35 U.S.C. § 102(e)(1) and U.S. patents are prior art under 35 U.S.C. § 102(e)(2) relative to:

  • Applications filed on or after November 29, 2000
  • Applications filed prior to November 29, 2000 that requested voluntary publication

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