by Steve Driskill | May 21, 2013 | [sub] best mode, Adequate Disclosure
The best mode requirement is satisfied when the inventor includes the preferred mode in the specification. “There is no requirement in 35 USC 112 that an applicant point out which of his embodiments he considers his best mode; that the disclosure includes the best...
by Steve Driskill | Mar 22, 2013 | [sub] best mode, Adequate Disclosure
First and foremost, the AIA statutory amendment that removed best mode from the list of invalidating conditions for issued patents was not given retroactive effect for cases that were filed before the new statute was enacted. Second, the question of whether the best...
by Steve Driskill | Nov 8, 2012 | [sub] best mode, Adequate Disclosure
Despite the seemingly clear statutory language that the written description “shall set forth” the best mode contemplated for carrying out the invention, this apparently requires only that the inventor not take any steps to “conceal” the best mode. Thus, best mode can...
