Practice question
Which preparation can support prior-user protection under Section 73.1, even before actual use begins?
- An idle wish formed after the patent application
- Serious preparations to use the invention in the enterprise or business before the relevant filing or priority date
- Any advertisement after grant
- A rumor heard after registration
- A demand that all patents be ignored
Legal references
- RA 8293, Intellectual Property Code, Sections 67-70, 73 and 76-107, read with RA 9502: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1997/ra_8293_1997.html
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