35 USC 102(b)(1): One-Year

35 USC 102 section (B), subsection 1

“a disclosure made one year or less before the effective filing date of a claimed invention shall not be prior art to the claimed invention under the novelty section if:

• the disclosure was made by the inventor or a joint inventor or another who obtained the disclosed subject matter from the inventor or a joint inventor; any of these parties had publicly disclosed the subject matter before the one-year or less disclosure limit.”

• The ONE YEAR Grace Period
  • One year = the amount of time in which an inventor must file an application after a disclosure in order for the disclosure not to count as prior art against the application