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What is the "grace period" exception to the rule provided by 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(1)?

2/21/2018

 
The statute allows for a 1 year grace period.

More specifically, 35 U.S.C. 102(b)(1)(A) provides that a disclosure which would otherwise qualify as prior art under 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(1) may be disqualified as prior art if the disclosure is made: (1) one year or less before the effective filing date of the claimed invention; and (2) by the inventor or a joint inventor.

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