teach away
Definitions
In patent law, to describe the solution to a problem in a way that excludes a particular alternative to solving that problem addressed by a later invention.
Examples
“A statement that a particular combination is not a preferred embodiment does not teach⟳ away absent clear discouragement of that combination.”
“By focusing specifically on the Weissman method, which arguably taught away from the invention, the Federal Circuit court avoided to discuss⟳ the more general prior art probing methods the applicants had actually used.”
“Disclosed examples and preferred embodiments do not constitute a teaching away from a broader disclosure or nonpreferred embodiments.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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