Brand Vs. Generic Supreme Court Fight: Does Sale Of Secret Invention Bar Its Patenting?
Executive Summary
In case with potentially broad ramifications for biopharma partnerships, high court will hear arguments Dec. 4 on whether America Invents Act changed the "on-sale bar" to patentability to allow inventions that are sold to be patented if their details are not publicly disclosed.
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