...United States,14 1 or (f) he did not himself invent the subject matter sought to be patented, or (g) before the applicant's invention thereof the invention...another who had not abandoned, suppressed, or concealed it.14-2 14 Eg, State Street Bank & Trust Co. v. Signature Fin. Group, Inc., 149 F.3d 1368, 1372 (Fed....

...Section 102(g) provides that "[a] person shall be entitled to a patent unless . . . before applicant' s invention thereof the invention was made in this country...who had not abandoned, suppressed, or concealed it." By definition a trade secret is suppressed or concealed since it must be kept secret. Thus, the interpretation...

...before such person's invention thereof, the invention was made in this country by another inventor who had not abandoned, suppressed, or concealed it. In determining priority of invention under this subsection, there shall be considered not only the respective dates of conception and reduction...

...inquires may have relevancy." 10 See 35 USC § 102(g) (Refuses a patent to the earlier inventor if "before the applicant's invention thereof the invention...abandoned, suppressed or concealed it. In determining the priority of invention there shall be considered not only the respective dates of conception and...

...subsections В and С below. Under the first sentence of § 102(g), a person is not entitled to a patent if "before the applicant's invention thereof the invention...another who had not abandoned, suppressed, or concealed it."48 While § 102(g) is typically associated with interferences, it may also be a grounds for invalidity...

...before such person's invention thereof, the invention was made in this country by another inventor who had not abandoned, suppressed, or concealed it. In determining priority of invention under this subsection, there shall be considered not only the respective dates of conception and reduction...

...before such person's invention thereof, the invention was made in this country by another inventor who had not abandoned, suppressed, or concealed it. In determining priority of invention under this subsection, there shall be considered not only the respective dates of conception and reduction...

...to which said subject matter pertains...."216 To determine whether an invention is nonobvious, (g) before the applicant's invention thereof the invention...who had not abandoned, suppressed, or concealed it, .... 35 USC §§ 102(a), (e) & (g). An invention which was previously known or used is said to have...

...country, more than one year to the date of the application for patent in the United States, or (g) Before the applicant's invention thereof the invention...another who had not abandoned, suppressed, or concealed it.54 The US Supreme Court dictum in Gayler v. Wilder^ brings out the oddity of this law. According...

...obviousness purposes. The theory - admittedly controversial - was that § 102(g)'s reference to an invention 'made in this country by another who had not abandoned, suppressed or concealed it' turned commercialized inventions into prior art.88 Thus, there was good reason to believe that many...