Archive for November, 2016

Patent Bars under the American Invents Act

Sunday, November 20th, 2016

Many companies or inventors unknowingly engage in activities which essentially forfeit their right to file for U.S. and international patents.  Patent attorneys call these activities “statutory patent bars” because the patent statute lists several activities which will “bar” an inventor or company from obtaining a patent. The Good Old Days: Before 2013, U.S. patent law […]