Hall, Bronwyn H. (contributor); … - 2005
implies that patent A represents a piece of
previously existing knowledge upon which patent B builds, and over which B cannot …
have a claim. The applicant has a legal duty to disclose any knowledge of the ‘prior art,’
but the decision regarding … ‘paper trail’ for spillovers, i.e. the fact that patent B cites patent A may
be indicative of knowledge flowing from A to B …