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The one-year “grace period” for self-disclosure of the invention is relaxed, now being calculated from the priority date. Consequently, disclosure within 1 year of a relied upon priority document – including an Australian provisional – may not invalidate... More

The one-year “grace period” for self-disclosure of the invention is relaxed, now being calculated from the priority date. Consequently, disclosure within 1 year of a relied upon priority document – including an Australian provisional – may not invalidate the US patent application. Less