Inventor's negation and infringer's defense
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By as baluch · cited by 22 — 262 (1979) (“first, patent law seeks to foster and reward invention . ... alloy useful in high-speed cutting tools.163 the patent specification stated that.
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213NOTESRELATING THE TWO EXPERIMENTAL USES IN PATENT LAW: INVENTOR’S NEGATION AND INFRINGER’S DEFENSEAndrew S. BaluchINTRODUCTION...............................................................................................214I.INVENTOR’S EXPERIMENTAL USE NEGATION OF §102(B)INVALIDITY.........................................................................................218A.Invalidity Under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b)...........................................218B.Historical Development of the Inventor’s Experimental Use......2201.Justice Story’s Legacy...........................................................2212.The Pavement Cases..............................................................2223.Public – Albeit Hidden – Use or Sale....................................223C.Policies Supporting the Inventor’s Experimental Use.................2251.Adequate Disclosure..............................................................2252.Promoting the Progress of Science...............................