Interferences

"Interferences," where applications for patents covering the invention of a similar device have been independently filed by two or even more persons.

Edison, His Life and Inventions Frank Lewis Dyer 1905

Interferences: 10 appeals, 2 intra-university; 7 university victories; 6 biotech, others pharma, medical device, unknown.

Archive 2009-03-01 Rebecca Tushnet 2009

In the mid-1970s she applied her inventiveness to the size of the plates and to setting bending lines on triangles, ovals and trapeziums, while dialogues between lines and alphabets were located on round plates (Galaxy Gutenberg, 1978; Interferences, 1979).

Paola Levi-Montalcini. 2009

The Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences issued two decisions on May 10 addressing obviousness and KSR.

Archive 2007-05-01 Peter Zura 2007

The "Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences" would now become the "Patent Trial and Appeal Board."

Archive 2007-04-01 Peter Zura 2007

The "Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences" would now become the "Patent Trial and Appeal Board."

Patent Reform Act of 2007 - Argle-Bargle, or Foofaraw? Peter Zura 2007

The Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences issued two decisions on May 10 addressing obviousness and KSR.

Post-KSR Activity at the BPAI Peter Zura 2007

I suppose that's true, but it should be noted that "first-to-invent" in the traditional sense has more to do with Interferences than it does with overall patent protection i.e. prior art.

The 271 Patent Blog Peter Zura 2005

On the Interferences—Activities to Decrease Form Figure 8-3, put a check mark each day for each item that occurred.

Control Your Depression Peter M. Lewinsohn 1986

In this and other ways there arises constantly in the United States Patent Office a large number of contested cases, called ` ` Interferences, '' where applications for patents covering the invention of a similar device have been independently filed by two or even more persons.

Edison, His Life and Inventions, vol. 2 1910