35 USC 102(b)(2): 3rd party sourced from Inventor
“A disclosure in a U.S. patent, U.S. patent application publications, or WIPO-published applications by someone who obtained the subject matter directly or indirectly from the inventor or joint inventor would not be considered prior art. ”
- A Reference or piece of potential “prior art” that is in:
- U.S. patents
- U.S. patent application publications
- WIPO-published application
- that was filed before the effective filing date of the claimed invention, but not issued or published until after the effective filing date of the claimed invention
AND
- That reference/potential prior art was created by someone who acquired the claimed invention’s subject matter from its inventor(s)
That reference WILL NOT be considered prior art for the claimed invention (under 35 USC 102(b)(2)