United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 4525 (98th)
A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to make certain clarifications with respect to prior art.
Introduced
18 November 1983
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Summary
Amends the patent laws to exclude from prior art (knowledge held by a person having ordinary skill in the art to which the subject matter of the patent applies) unpublished information developed by the applicant singly or jointly with others, or which is known to the applicant only by virtue or his or her employment. (Subject matter deemed prior art is non-patentable.)
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summary · EN · 18 November 1983
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/98th-congress/house-bill/4525
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