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Hybritech Inc. v. Monoclonal Antibodies, Inc.
Hybritech (Fed. Cir. 1986) defines conception as a definite and permanent idea.
Citation: Hybritech Inc. v. Monoclonal Antibodies, Inc., 802 F.2d 1367, 1376 (Fed. Cir. 1986)
Type: Case
Jurisdiction: Federal
Issuing body: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Status: Decided
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Parties: Hybritech Inc. v. Monoclonal Antibodies, Inc.
Proceeding: court decision
Conception is the formation in the mind of the inventor of a definite and permanent idea of the complete invention. The revised USPTO guidance on AI-assisted inventions treats AI systems as instruments rather than as contributors whose involvement needs separate analysis, and applies the same conception standard.
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