Informative: How To Sufficiently Show that a Thesis is Publicly Accessible, PTAB Litigation Blog
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As was previously noted here, the PTAB recently designated one decision as precedential and four as informative concerning the necessary showing for proving up a reference as printed publication prior art. Here is an in depth review of the second and third of the informative-designated decisions. Both decisions concern whether a dissertation, or thesis, qualifies as prior art.
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