Helsinn: Post-AIA Public Sales are Prior Art Even Without Disclosing the Invention

Helsinn v. Teva (Fed. Cir. 2017) [HelsinnDecision] In an important decision, a Federal Circuit has interpreted the post-AIA on-sale bar of 35 U.S.C. § 102 to include sales made available to the public (i.e., noticed in an SEC filing), even if the published portion does not fully disclose the invention. [Post-AIA On sale bar attaches] if the existence … Continue reading Helsinn: Post-AIA Public Sales are Prior Art Even Without Disclosing the Invention