Meaning of reverse infringement | Babel Free

Definitions

A situation where a prior disclosure (such as prior art) anticipates a claimed invention, effectively rendering the prior art an infringement of the patent if the patent were valid.

countable, uncountable

Examples

“His Honour held that the test of anticipation or want of novelty was that of reverse infringement and the guidelines in Hill v. Evans.”

“An effective way of securing the right to work is to test the invention which is the subject of a patent application by comparing the invention and the prior art and asking whether the invention would 'infringe' the prior art - a test of reverse infringement.”

“The failure to comply with the European procurement law would most likely lead to fines and proceedings to reverse infringements.”

CEFR level