Federal Circuit Clarifies Requirement for Reference to Qualify as 'By Another' Under Pre-AIA Sections 102(a) and (e)

November 3, 2025Federal Circuit, Patent Litigation, Patent Law

The Federal Circuit recently clarified the requirement for work disclosed in a reference to qualify as “by another” under pre-AIA Sections 102(a) and (e), holding that there must be complete inventive identity between the information disclosed in the asserted reference and the inventors named on the relevant patent. 

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