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that I wrote to the final exam. Note that it was written before the exam was finalized, so there may be slight discrepancies between the wording of this answer and the wording of the exam questions.  \n1 Question 1  \nNovelty. Susannah’s patent is potentially invalid for lack of novelty under § 102(a)(1), in view of her 2003 disclosure to her music class. In order for a patent to be anticipated under § 102, three requirements must be met: (1) the prior art must contain all the elements of the claims,(2) the prior at must meet a statutory category of art under § 102, and (3) the prior art must meet the timing requirements of the statute.  \n1—elements. Regarding the claim elements, the only claim construction issue that might be present is whether “flexible flap” covers the balloon material Susannah used in 2003 . However, the specification plainly states that balloon rubber could be used for the flap material, so the claim would almost certainly be construed to cover Susannah’s 2003 device. Otherwise, all of the elements are satisfied by Susannah’s 2003 device: [1a] the plastic pipe,[1b and 1c] the pieces of balloon next to each other, and [1d] the extra piece of pipe for lengthening the instrument.  \nSusannah might argue that her use was experimental, which would render her 2003 disclosure not prior art. She would point to the fact that the instrument did not perform as well as possible, and she had to improve it before patenting. On the other hand, the instrument did work and her later improvement was seemingly coincidence rather than experimental improvement. Furthermore, the claims indicate that the device was ready for patenting as of 2003, under Pfaff and  \nElizabeth. On balance, then, a court would likely not find the 2003 disclosure experimental.  \n2—category. Regarding the statutory category, Susannah’s playing of the instrument in her class is likely public use akin to Netscape. Susannah might argue that the class was not open to others (this is not specified in the facts), but as in Netscape there was likely no confidentiality agreement imposed on the students. Accordingly, her performance is likely public use.  \n3—timing. Because Susannah’s performance was over a decade before her patent application was filed, she plainly satisfies the date requirements of § 102(a) and no exception of § 102(b) applies. Accordingly, her patent is likely anticipated by the 2003 disclosure to her class.  \nObviousness. Susannah’s patent may also be obvious in light of an oboe in view of a trombone. To determine obviousness under Graham, one must consider (1) the scope of the prior art,(2) the level of skill in the art,(3) differences between the art and the claimed invention, and (4) secondary considerations.  \n1—scope of prior art. An oboe contains [1a] a tube body and [1b, 1c] two reeds that touch each other and cover the opening of the body. As stated in the background section, reeds are “flexible,” so they likely meet the claim elements regarding flexible flaps.  \nRegarding [1d], the mechanism for adjusting the length of a body tube, this is likely a means-plus-function claim element in view of Williamson, because“mechanism” is a non-structural nonce word. Accordingly, that claim element would only cover the sliding-tube mechanism in the specification and its equivalents. An oboe’s hole mechanism almost certainly is not equivalent, but a trombone’s sliding portion likely is because it serves the same function (changing the tube length), operates in the same way (one portion of a tube slides against another), to achieve the same result (the pitch of a musical instrument is altered) . Accordingly, a trombone would teach element [1d] of the claim.  \n2—PHOSITA. The level of skill in the art of musical instrument design would be a factual question, but probably something like a college student majoring in musical instrument engineering.  \n3—","cbCaijR9osB81B0W","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaijR9osB81B0W","pdf",43772,"English","# Novelty\n## Elements\n## Category\n## Timing\n# Obviousness\n## Scope of prior art\n## PHOSITA\n## Differences\n## Secondary considerations\n# Enablement","[{\"question\":\"How does the answer evaluate novelty under § 102(a)(1)?\",\"answer\":\"It argues Susannah’s patent may be invalid for lack of novelty based on her 2003 disclosure, and explains anticipation requires prior art containing all claim elements, fitting a statutory category, and meeting the statute’s timing requirements.\"},{\"question\":\"What statutory category and public-use reasoning is used for the § 102 analysis?\",\"answer\":\"It treats Susannah’s class performance as public use similar to Netscape, reasoning that students likely lacked confidentiality obligations, making the disclosure effectively public.\"},{\"question\":\"Why might the patent be invalid for lack of enablement under § 112(a)?\",\"answer\":\"It states that enablement requires the specification to enable a skilled person to make and use the invention without undue experimentation, and it emphasizes that only a small fraction of materials worked for the claimed flap elements, requiring weeks of experimentation.\"}]","LAW-688-001 - Patent Law - Final Exam Sample Answer | PDF",1789949749,15]