By Alex Chan, Tensegrity Law Group LLP ( November 28, 2016, 11:58 AM EST) -- Under U.S. patent law, a company cannot sell or offer to sell a product in the market and subsequently seek patent protection after belatedly realizing the product's commercial value. Once a product is introduced into the public domain through sales or offers to sell, all rights to a future patent are lost. For over 180 years, this has been known as the "on-sale" bar....
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