What replaced the Defensive Publication Program in patent law?
According to MPEP 1513, the Defensive Publication Program was replaced by the Statutory Invention Registration (SIR) Program. Specifically, it states: “Effective May 8, 1985, the Statutory Invention Registration (SIR), 35 U.S.C. 157, and 37 CFR 1.293 – 1.297 replaced the former Defensive Publication Program.“ The SIR Program provided inventors with an alternative way to establish…
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