Q 4

Question 4

Under the America Invents Act, what roles do Sections 102(a) and (b) play? Select one:

a. Section 102(a) codifies the novelty rule, and section 102(b) codifies the statutory bar.

b. Section 102(a) identifies publications, uses, and sales as prior art, whereas section 102(b) identifies earlier-filed patent applications as prior art.

c. Section 102(a) identifies prior art within the United States, and Section 102(b) identifies prior art in other countries.

d. Section 102(a) establishes the default prior art for novelty and nonobviousness, and section 102(b) establishes exclusions from that default prior art.