patent laid-open application 是什么意思?

patent laid-open application 是什么意思?
patent laid-open application 是什么意思?

patent laid-open application 是什么意思?
See MPEP Section 2127:
Laid Open Applications May Constitute "Published" Documents
When the specification is not issued in printed form but is announced in an official journal and anyone can inspect or obtain copies,it is sufficiently accessible to the public to constitute a "publication" within the meaning of 35 U.S.C.102(a) and (b).See In re Wyer,655 F.2d 221,210 USPQ 790 (CCPA 1981).
就是说"laid-open"专利申请并未被公开发表,但是此申请的存在被公开披露,所以公众可以借此要求查阅此申请 - hence it is laid-open (打开了).

laid-open申请专利

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