The South African national ART programme guidelines are based on the World Health Organisation (WHO) 2002 recommendations [ 17], with criteria for ART including those with a prior AIDS diagnosis (WHO stage 4 disease) or a blood CD4 cell count <200 cells/μl.
Two previously noted NCR patent prior art examples include 6397199 and 6842115.
Contemporary art includes sculpture and figurative paintings.
Other pieces of art include Egyptian art, Korean art, African art, Indian art, and etchings by Dutch artist Anthonie Waterloo.
With Samsung's included prior art, images from a 2005 Sharp design, Bressler found enough difference to agree with Apple that the art has no bearing on Apple's patent.
Moreover, these studies included many patients with prior ART exposure [ 20- 22] and some included only those who maintained suppression of plasma HIV load [ 9, 23, 24].
Last month, the patent office agreed to try a pilot project of soliciting outside comments on patent filings, including claims of prior art and originality.
It should include descriptions of the type of invention, any relevant prior art (if your patent is an improvement on the prior art), the purpose of the invention, the invention itself (how it is constructed and what it is made of), and the operation of the invention (how it works).
My responsibility included recognizing opportunities for applying for patents, authorizing patent searches, reviewing "prior art," and determining the value in pursuing a patent application.
