How does pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 102(d) treat patents with a period of secrecy?
Under pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 102(d), patents that have a period of secrecy after granting are treated differently than under other subsections of 35 U.S.C. 102. According to MPEP 2126: “But a period of secrecy after granting the patent has been held to have no effect in connection with pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 102(d). These patents are…
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