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Does an application need to be published to be prior art under AIA 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(2)? Can a nonprovisional application that contains a nonpublication request be prior art under AIA 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(2)? (Question: FITF1245)
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Does 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(2) change the definition of a different inventive entity with the language "names another inventor"? For example, for an application naming A and B as joint inventors, would a U.S. patent, a U.S. patent application publication, or a FAQ
Does "PCT application" mean national stage applications under 35 U.S.C. 371 and not all PCT applications? (Question: FITF1225)
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Do the first-to-invent provisions apply to all applications filed before March 16, 2013? (Question: FITF2100)
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Can a provisional application qualify as prior art under 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(2)? (Question: FITF1243)
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Can a patent application not yet published, but that will be published at eighteen months from its filing date, be used as prior art under 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(2)? Will provisional rejections under 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(2) be made under the assumption that the app FAQ
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