Question: What does AIA 35 U.S.C. 102(a) state? Answer: Specifically, AIA 35 U.S.C. 102(a) states that: [a] person shall be entitled to a patent unless— (1) the claimed invention was patented, described in a printed publication, or in public use, on sale, or otherwise available to the public before the effective filing date of the […]

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