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Gary，毕业于一所培养高级翻译以及跨文化事务专家的精英大学，专注翻译各种与公共政策与战略有关的法律文件。