novelty: what’s new? patent law prof merges 9.14.2010
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Novelty: What’s New?
Patent Law
Prof Merges
9.14.2010
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Clearing Up Two Issues
• Indefiniteness: see group email (it is a question of law, but nevertheless based on complex facts)
• Best mode: disclose actual best mode as part of a short “laundry list” is OK; “burying” in a long list, maybe not (Randomex)
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Three Main Issues Under Novelty
• What is the prior art: what is a “reference”?
• Timing Issues: What is in, and out, of the “prior art”?
• Identity standard: how similar does a prior art reference have to be to anticipate (destroy novelty, invalidate) a patent?
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Subsidiary Issue
• Practical: burden of proof, details of proving prior art dates
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35 USC 102
“A person shall be entitled to a patent unless . . . .”
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Novelty § 102
A person is not entitled to a patentif the invention was:
• in the prior art (as defined by § 102 (a), (e), (g))
• barred under § 102 (b), (c), (d)
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Key Distinction
• Though both covered by § 102, novelty and statutory bars are very different
• Novelty: is it new?
• Statutory bars: did you file before the cutoff date? Did you file on time?
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Novelty (Anticipation) [§ 102(a)] Versus Statutory Bars [§ 102(b)]
• Novelty/Anticipation concerned with NEWNESS – is it original to the patent applicant/patentee?
• Statutory Bars concerned with TIMELINESS – did the inventor file soon enough?
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§ 102. Novelty and loss of right to patent
A person shall be entitled to a patent unless
(a) the invention was known or used by others … before the invention thereof by the applicant for patent, or
(b) the invention was patented or described in a printed publication
…, more than one year prior to the date of the application for patent in the United States, or . . . .
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What is the key difference?
• The CRITICAL DATE is different for novelty vs. the statutory bars
• Novelty: date of invention
• Statutory bars: Filing date minus one year
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Base, with passageway
U-shaped bar
Cutting element attached to bar
Rotating handle at end of barCLAIM 1:ELEMENTS
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Cheese Industry TodayNew Trends in Slicers
by J. Smith
Sample Publication
________________ New innovations _______________________________
______________various round, and____ .
______________ _______ Exciting : stainless steel
blades, , ___________ ________ ____________________
. The wire slides into a convenient
For tightened wire designs,
cutting bar shapes: U-shaped,
new cutting elements
tightened wire
attached to the bar passageway in the base.
tightening can be achieved by rotating the handle.
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Cheese Industry TodayNew Trends in Slicers
by J. Smith
________________ New innovations _______________________________
______________various round, and____ .
______________ _______ Exciting : stainless steel
blades, , ___________ ________ ____________________
. The wire slides into a convenient
For tightened wire designs,
cutting bar shapes: U-shaped,
new cutting elements
tightened wire
attached to the bar passageway in the base.
tightening can be achieved by rotating the handle.
Rotating handle at end of bar
Cutting element attached to bar
Base, with passageway
U-shaped bar
Rotating handle at end of bar
Cutting element attached to bar
Base, with passageway
U-shaped bar
NOVELTY REQUIREMENTNOT MET:NO PATENTGRANTED
Claim Elements Claim Elements in Publication
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Cheese Industry TodayNew Trends in Slicers
by J. Smith
Sample Publication: Revised
________________ New innovations _______________________________
______________various round, and____ .
______________ _______ Exciting : stainless steel
blades, , ___________ ________ ____________________
. The wire slides into a convenient
cutting bar shapes: U-shaped,
new cutting elements
tightened wire
attached to the bar passageway in the base.
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Invention Compared with Prior Art
Rotating handle at end of bar
Cutting elementattached to bar
Base, withpassageway
U-shapedbar
SmithArticle
JonesPatent
AdamsSlicer
X X
X X
X X
INVENTIONNOT ANTICIPATEDNOVELTY REQT MET:
PATENT GRANTED
X
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§ 102. Novelty and loss of right to patent
A person shall be entitled to a patent unless
(a) the invention was known or used by others in this country, or patented or described in a printed publication in this or a foreign country, before the invention thereof by the applicant for patent, or
(b) the invention was patented or described in a printed publication in this or a foreign country or in public use or on sale in this country, more than one year prior to the date of the application for patent in the United States, or . . . .
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Important Concept: the “Critical Date”
The Invention Date
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Critical Concept: the “Critical Date”
The Invention Date
The Prior Art
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Earlier Invention, Earlier “Critical Date,” LESS PRIOR ART
The Invention Date
The Prior Art
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Conception: Summer 1886
Reduction to practice:
7/12/1886
Novelty Critical Date Example
Filed: 6/7/1889
Unpacking the “invention date”
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4/8/81
The “Critical Date” for the
Patent Application
One embodiment of invention sold
PatentApplication Filed
Statutory Bar Example
4/19/824/19/81
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4/8/81
The “Critical Date” for the
Patent Application
PatentApplication
Statutory Bar
4/19/824/19/81
“More than one year before” filing
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In re Robertson
• Page 365
• Held: Claim 76 not anticipated
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• United States Patent 5,279,604 Robertson , et al. January 18, 1994
Mechanical fastening systems with disposal means for disposable absorbent articles
• Abstract• A disposable absorbent article with a mechanical fastening system having
an additional fastening element so as to provide convenient disposal of the absorbent article. The mechanical fastening system preferably comprises a tape tab having a first fastening element, a landing member comprising a second fastening element engageable with the first fastening element, and
an additional fastening element for allowing the absorbent article to be secured in a configuration that provides convenient disposal of the absorbent article. The additional fastening element preferably comprises a second fastening element affixed to the backing surface of at least one of the tape tabs
• Inventors: Robertson; Anthony J. (Blue Ash, OH); Scripps; Charles L. (Brookfield, WI) Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company (Cincinnati, OH) Appl. No.: 918156 Filed: July 20, 1992
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Claim 76
[A] mechanical fastening system for forming side closures . . . comprising
[1] a closure member . . . comprising [a] a first mechanical fastening means for forming a closure, said first mechanical fastening means comprising [i] a
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first fastening element;
[2] a landing member . . . comprising [a] a second mechanical fastening means for forming a closure with said first mechanical fastening means, [b] said second mechanical fastening means comprising a second fastening element mechanically engageable with said first element; and
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[3] disposal means for allowing the absorbent article to be secured in a disposal configuration after use, said disposal means comprising [a] a third mechanical fastening means for securing the absorbent article in the disposal configuration, said third mechanical fastening means comprising [i] a third fastening element mechanically engageable with said first fastening element . . . .
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In re Robertson
Claim 76:
A mechanical fastening system for forming side closures comprising
[1] a closure member … comprising
[a] a first mechanical fastening means, said [means] comprising
[i] a first fastening element . . .
[2] a landing member, comprising . . .
[3] disposal means, comprising . . .
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[1] a closure member
[2] landing member
[3] disposal means
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Prior Art
United States Patent 4,895,569 Wilson, et al. January 23, 1990 Fastening system for a disposable absorbent garment having a tailored seam
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The Presumptive Invention Date: Robertson application filed
United States Patent 4,895,569 Wilson: January 23, 1990
Filed: July 20, 1992
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Wilson Patent Issued before the “Critical Date”
The Robertson Invention Date
The Prior Art
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Wilson Patent is IN THE PRIOR ART
The Robertson Invention Date
The Prior Art
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• United States Patent 4,895,569 Wilson , et al. * January 23, 1990 Fastening system for a disposable absorbent garment having a tailored seam
• Abstract• A disposable absorbent garment (10) of the type having
opposed engageable waistband portions (14) separated by an intermediate portion (16), comprises a breathable elastomeric nonwoven fabric outer cover (12) and a superposable absorbent structure (32),
• Inventors: Wilson; John C. (Neenah, WI); Rajala; Gregory J. (Neenah, WI); Boland; Leona G. (Neenah, WI); Zehner; Georgia L. (Larsen, WI) Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Corporation (Neenah, WI) [*] Notice: The portion of the term of this patent subsequent to October 20, 2004 has been disclaimed.Appl. No.: 089647
• Filed: August 25, 1987
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Securing Tab
Robertson ‘604 Patent
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Alternative Embodiment: No separate securing tab
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[1] a closure member
[2] landing member
[3] disposal means
??
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Wilson specification
“Disposal of the soiled garment . . . Is easily accomplished by folding the front panel . . . Inwardly and then fastening the rear pair of mating fastening members to one another, thus neatly bundling the garment . . .”
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P. 364Anticipation … requires that “each
and every element as set forth in the claim is found, either expressly or inherently described, in a single prior art reference.” Verdegaal Bros., Inc. v. Union Oil Co., 814 F.2d 628, 631, 2 U.S.P.Q.2D (BNA) 1051, 1053 (Fed. Cir. 1987)
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Inherency – p. 364
“To establish inherency, the extrinsic evidence “must make clear that the missing descriptive matter is necessarily present in the thing described in the reference, and that it would be so recognized by persons of ordinary skill.”
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• Wilson reference– Closure member– Landing member
– Disposal means with . . .
• 3rd fastening element?
• Wilson specification: “fasten rear pair of mating fastening members to one another . . .” p 368
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Fed Cir“The Board made no attempt to show that the
fastening mechanisms of Wilson that were used to attach the diaper to the wearer also “necessarily” disclosed the third separate fastening mechanism of claim 76 used to close the diaper for disposal, or that an artisan of ordinary skill would so recognize. It cited no extrinsic evidence so indicating.”
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“[T]he Board failed to recognize that the third mechanical fastening means in claim 76, used to secure the diaper for disposal, was separate from and independent of the two other mechanical means used to attach the diaper to the person. .. [T]he Board’s analysis rests upon the very kind of probability or possibility — the odd use of fasteners with other than their mates — that this court has pointed out is insufficient to establish inherency.”
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Bd of Appeals opinion
“[A]n artisan would readily understand the disposable absorbent garment of Wilson . . . as being inherently capable of [making the third fastening element] mechanically engageable with [the first fastening element]” — i.e., using the secondary closure not with its mate, but with one of the primary snap fasteners.”
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In re Klopfenstein
• 380 F.3d 1345 (Fed Cir 2004)
• “Printed Publications” for the modern era . .
• Page 405
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In October 1998, the appellants, along with colleague M. Liu, presented a printed slide presentation entitled "Enhancement of Cholesterol-Lowering Activity of Dietary Fibers By Extrusion Processing" at a meeting of the American Association of Cereal Chemists ("AACC"). The fourteen-slide presentation was printed and pasted onto poster boards. The printed slide presentation was displayed continuously for two and a half days at the AACC meeting.
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AACC 1998 Annual Meeting Poster # 127. Click title to see full text of poster.
Enhancement of cholesterol-lowering activity of dietary fibers by extrusion processing. M. LIU, C.F. Klopfenstein, and J.L. Brent. Department of Grain Science and Industry, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506
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If this food is so safe, why do we have to wear hardhats?
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Can you believe people actually eat this stuff?
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The statutory phrase "printed publication" has been interpreted to mean that before the critical date the reference must have been sufficiently accessible to the public interested in the art; dissemination and public accessibility are the keys to the legal determination whether a prior art reference was "published.“ -- p. 406
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• Billboard hypothetical: p. 406
• “’public accessibility’ has been called the touchstone in determining whether a reference constitutes a ‘printed publication,’” In re Hall
– NOT just indexing
• “The reference was shown with no stated expectation that the information would not be copied or reproduced by those viewing it.”
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The factors relevant to the facts of this case are: the length of time the display was exhibited, the expertise of the target audience, the existence (or lack thereof) of reasonable expectations that the material displayed would not be copied, and the simplicity or ease with which the material displayed could have been copied.
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Where professional and behavioral norms entitle a party to a reasonable expectation that the information displayed will not be copied, we are more reluctant to find something a "printed publication." This reluctance helps preserve the incentive for inventors to participate in academic presentations or discussions. Where parties have taken steps to prevent the public from copying temporarily posted information, the opportunity for others to appropriate that information … is reduced. -- p. 409
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In re Hafner
Klaus Hafner, Univ of Darmstadt, GDR
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In re Hafner
German Apps filed
1959 Aug. 1960
1st US App filed
July, 1964
Expanded US App filed
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In re Hafner
German Apps filed
1959Aug. 1960
1st US App filed
July, 1964
Expanded US App filed
Inter-vening Ref 1
Intervening Ref 2
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35 USC Sec. 120
• US Implementation of international “Paris Convention” for patent priority (1890) (www.wipo.org)
• Preserves US priority based on foreign priority filing
• “National Treatment” principle
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Hafner: Structure vs. Use
1/1/2001: Annals of Chemistry: Structure Disclosure
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Use Disclosure
US Pat Application
6/1/2001
I have found this chemical useful for treating cancer . . .
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Hafner, cont’d
• What is Hafner’s argument?
– What is “inconsistent and unfair”?
• What is Judge Rich’s holding?
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Hafner, cont’d
• What is Hafner’s argument?
– What is “inconsistent and unfair”?
• What is Judge Rich’s holding?
– TOO BAD!
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Hafner
• The 1961 publication enables for purpose of anticipation even though it does not enable for purposes of 112.
• Key difference is that enablement for anticipation does NOT require a known use; section 112 does.
• Anticipation prevents any “backsliding” for the public domain. Prior art cannot be patented in a product claim even if the prior art does not yet have a use!