Guest Post by Profs. Masur & Ouellette: Public Use Without the Public Using

Guest post by Professors Jonathan S. Masur (Chicago Law) and Lisa Larrimore Ouellette (Stanford Law).What is it that makes a use "public" for purposes of the public use bar?Does it matter whether the person doing the using is a member of the public, as opposed to the inventor?Or does it matter whether the use is itself in public, as opposed to taking place in secret behind closed doors?

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