What is the one-year grace period in 35 U.S.C. 102(b)(1)?
The one-year grace period in 35 U.S.C. 102(b)(1) provides exceptions to certain disclosures that would otherwise be considered prior art under 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(1). The MPEP states: “Potential references within the one-year grace period are excepted as prior art under 35 U.S.C. 102(b)(1)(A) when the inventor’s own work has been publicly disclosed by the inventor,…
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