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