Meaning of prior art | Babel Free

Definitions

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.

uncountable

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Examples

“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.”

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