Course Content
MODULE 3: 35 USC 102 & THE AIA
SECTION 3-1 : 35 USC 102 – Introduction
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SECTION 5-1 : AIA Introduction
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SECTION 5-2 : First Inventor To File
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MODULE 5:AIA Focus Sections
SECTION 5-3 : AIA – Ethics and Practice Before the USPTO
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SECTION 5-4 : AIA – Administrative Patent Trials
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SECTION 5-5 : AIA – Best Mode
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SECTION 5-6 : AIA – Citation of Patent Owner Statements Regarding Claim Scope
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SECTION 5-7 : AIA – Covered Business Method Patents
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SECTION 5-8 : AIA – Derivation Proceeding
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SECTION 5-9 : AIA – Fees
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SECTION 5-10 : Human Organisms
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SECTION 5-11 : AIA – Inter Partes Re-Examination
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SECTION 5-12 : AIA – Inter Partes Review
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SECTION 5-13 : AIA – Inventors Oath
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SECTION 5-14 : AIA – Micro Entities
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SECTION 5-15 : AIA – Patent Prosecution Highway
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SECTION 5-16 : AIA – Post Grant Review
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SECTION 5-17 : AIA- Pre Issuance Submission
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SECTION 5-18 : AIA – Prior User Rights Defense
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SECTION 5-19 : AIA – Prioritized Exam
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SECTION 5-20 : AIA – Supplemental Examination
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SECTION 5-21 : AIA – Tax Strategies
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01. AIA Study Suite

35 USC 102(a)(2) Review

35 USC 102(a) outlines the reasons for why a claimed invention might be denied patent protection based on novelty

What is Prior Art:

  • A published U.S. patent
  • A published U.S. patent application
  • A published PCT application designating the U.S. could be considered as prior art
  • A Published document or patent or application WILL BE prior art against a claimed invention if they name another inventive entity
  • A Published document/article have an effective filing date prior to the effective filing date of the claimed invention

REMEMBER: The USPTO uses prior art as evidence to determine if a claimed invention is ineligible for a patent

Three types of patent documents 

  • U.S. patents
  • U.S. patent application publications
  • Patent Cooperative Treaty (or WIPO-published) applications