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De Graffenried v. United States

16 USPQ2d 1321Cl. Ct.
AI-generated holding

The one-year grace period of pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 102(b) is extended to the next business day when it would otherwise end on a weekend or federal holiday, so intervening publications, patents, uses, or sales do not bar the patent.

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