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Umc Electronics V. United States: Should Reduction To Practice Be A Requirement Of The On Sale Bar?, Michael R. Schacht
Umc Electronics V. United States: Should Reduction To Practice Be A Requirement Of The On Sale Bar?, Michael R. Schacht
Seattle University Law Review
This Note asserts that the UMC Electronics v. United States court's "all circumstances" test cannot be consistently applied and does not satisfy the policies underlying the bar. Therefore, a test is proposed that distinguishes between an offer to sell an invention and the actual sale of an invention. In developing the test, this Note will first explain the policies that underly the on sale bar and review the past application of the bar. Second, the UMC case will be examined and its facts and holding explained. Third, the panel majority's conclusion that a reduction to practice has not been, and …