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prior art en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) In most systems of patent law, all information that has been made available to the public in any form before a given date that might be relevant to a patent's claims of originality, and to which the patent application is compared to determine if it in fact describes a new invention.
    • The significance of this language in section 102(e)(2) is that a PCT application can serve as prior art even though the applicant never files in the United States. 2022, Craig Allen Nard, The Law of Patents, Aspen Publishing, →ISBN:

Relateds

reverse infringement

Synonyms

state of the art

Translations (2)

de Stand der Technik (information that has been made available to the public — see also state of the art) · fi tekniikan taso (information that has been made available to the public — see also state of the art)