Although the presentation of posters at a national conference is a great honor, the public disclosure of recent inventions prior to seeking patent protection may lead to your own poster being used as invalidating prior art. This presentation will include a discussion of the relevant caselaw on the use of public presentations as prior art, a discussion of several recent cases where this issue was raised, and several pointers for avoiding pitfalls.

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ACS Spring 2020 National Meeting & Expo

The official archive and repository for all ACS Meetings & Expositions abstracts and select posters or presentations.