Under patent law,even if an invention is otherwise new,it fails the novelty test if it has been described in a publication,sold,or put to public use more than one year before a patent application on it is filed (the one-year grace period).

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Under patent law, even if an invention is otherwise new, it fails the novelty test if it has been described in a publication, sold, or put to public use more than one year before a patent application on it is filed (the one-year grace period). This limitation exists even if it is the inventor who undertakes such actions.

Under Patent Law,even If an Invention Is Otherwise New,it Fails