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On-Sale Bar International Trade Commission (ITC) Intellectual Property Protection

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Celanese v. ITC: How the On-Sale Bar Can Turn Sweet Sales into Spoiled Patents

Celanese International Corporation, Celanese (Malta) Company 2 Limited, and Celanese Sales U.S. Ltd. (collectively, “Celanese”) filed a petition before the United States International Trade Commission (the “ITC”), alleging...more

A&O Shearman

Federal Circuit Holds That America Invents Act Does Not Affect On-Sale Bar To Patentability

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In Celanese Int’l Corp. v. ITC, the Federal Circuit addressed whether the America Invents Act (“AIA”) changed the on-sale bar such that the sale of a product made using a secret process would no longer invalidate later-sought...more

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A Secret On Sale: When Trade Secrecy and Invention Disclosure Collide

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You have invented a process for manufacturing a high-potency artificial sweetener. You are now faced with a critical business decision: how do you protect your intellectual property? You could keep your process a closely...more

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Intellectual Property Bulletin - Spring 2018

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Bitcoin is often portrayed as an untraceable method of payment that facilitates illicit activities by enabling criminals to make and receive payments without being tracked. This depiction implies that users transacting in...more

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