Priority Principles (102(g)) - Harvard University · Priority Principles (102(g)) Patent goes to...
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Priority Principles (102(g)) Patent goes to the first inventor to reduce
the invention to practice, unless: (1) the invention was conceived first by a
rival, and (2) that rival exercised diligence in reducing
the invention to practice
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Priority Principles (102(g)) Patent goes to the first inventor to reduce
the invention to practice, unless: (1) the invention was conceived first by a
rival, and (2) that rival exercised diligence in reducing
the invention to practice
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Situation #1
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Situation #1
X conceives
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Situation #1
X conceives
Y conceives
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Situation #1
X conceives
Y conceives
X RTPs
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Situation #1
X conceives
Y conceives Y RTPs
X RTPs
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Situation #1
X conceives
Y conceives Y RTPs
X RTPs
X wins; diligence irrelevant
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Situation #2
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Situation #2
X and Y conceive simultaneously
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Situation #2
X and Y conceive simultaneously X RTPs
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Situation #2
X and Y conceive simultaneously
Y RTPs
X RTPs
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Situation #2
X and Y conceive simultaneously
Y RTPs
X RTPs
X wins; diligence irrelevant
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Situation #3
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Situation #3
X conceives
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Situation #3
X conceives
Y conceives
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Situation #3
X conceives
Y conceives Y RTPs
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Situation #3
X conceives
Y conceives Y RTPs
X RTPs
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Situation #3
X conceives
Y conceives Y RTPs
X RTPs
X wins if and only if he can show that he exercised diligence during this period
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Situation #3
X conceives
Y conceives Y RTPs
X RTPs
X wins if and only if he can show that he exercised diligence during this period
diligence irrelevant during this period
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Situation #4 (Interference Paradox)
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Situation #4 (Interference Paradox)
X conceives
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Situation #4 (Interference Paradox)
X conceives
Y conceives
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Situation #4 (Interference Paradox)
X conceives
Y conceives
Z conceives
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Situation #4 (Interference Paradox)
X conceives
Y conceives
Z conceives
Z RTPs
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Situation #4 (Interference Paradox)
X conceives
Y conceives
X RTPs Z conceives
Z RTPs
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Situation #4 (Interference Paradox)
X conceives
Y conceives Y RTPs
X RTPs Z conceives
Z RTPs
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Situation #4 (Interference Paradox)
X conceives
Y conceives Y RTPs
X RTPs Z conceives
Z RTPs
X is not diligent
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Situation #4 (Interference Paradox)
X conceives
Y conceives Y RTPs
X RTPs Z conceives
Z RTPs
X is not diligent Y is diligent during this period
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Situation #4 (Interference Paradox)
X conceives
Y conceives Y RTPs
X RTPs Z conceives
Z RTPs
X is not diligent Y is diligent during this period [Z is diligent during this period]
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Situation #4 (Interference Paradox)
X conceives
Y conceives Y RTPs
X RTPs
X prevails over Y (prior RTP and conception);
Z conceives
Z RTPs
X is not diligent Y is diligent during this period [Z is diligent during this period]
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Situation #4 (Interference Paradox)
X conceives
Y conceives Y RTPs
X RTPs
X prevails over Y (prior RTP and conception); Y prevails over Z (prior conception + diligence);
Z conceives
Z RTPs
X is not diligent Y is diligent during this period [Z is diligent during this period]
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Situation #4 (Interference Paradox)
X conceives
Y conceives Y RTPs
X RTPs
X prevails over Y (prior RTP and conception); Y prevails over Z (prior conception + diligence); Z prevails over X (prior RTP; X has prior conception but no diligence during the critical period)
Z conceives
Z RTPs
X is not diligent Y is diligent during this period [Z is diligent during this period]
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Situation #4 (Interference Paradox)
X conceives
Y conceives Y RTPs
X RTPs
X prevails over Y (prior RTP and conception); Y prevails over Z (prior conception + diligence); Z prevails over X (prior RTP; X has prior conception but no diligence during the critical period)
Z conceives
Z RTPs
X is not diligent Y is diligent during this period [Z is diligent during this period]
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Proposals to Resolve Interference Paradox
• Give the patent to no one • Eliminate the party with the worst claim,
then apply standard rules – Y has neither first conception nor first RTP; – Z prevails over X
• Award patent to first to conceive (X) • Award patent to first to RTP (Z) • Award patent to first to begin diligent work
– Y and Z would tie