one year rule

one-year rule. Patents. The statutory requirement that a patent application must be filed within one year after any publication, public use, sale, or offer for sale of the invention. • If an inventor waits longer than a year, the patent is blocked by this statutory bar. 35 USCA § 102(b).

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资深译员Jenny，毕业于欧洲顶尖的高级翻译学院，擅长翻译涉及体育和运动场馆领域的法律文件。