prior art

collocation in English

meaningsofpriorandart

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prior
adjective[before noun]
uk
/praɪər/us
/praɪr/
formal
existing or happening before something else, or before a ...
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art
noun
uk
/ɑːt/us
/ɑːrt/
the making of objects, images, music, etc. that are beautiful or that ...
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(Definition ofpriorandartfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofprior art

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Priorartcan include earlier patents, academic papers, magazine articles, web pages, and even physical examples.
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However, because of quality and legal issues with outsourcing,priorartsearching is done in house only and outsourcing contracts have now been cancelled.
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Both examples refer to and describe other types of breadboards aspriorart.
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Users can uploadpriorartreferences, participate in discussion forums, rate other user submissions, add research references, invite others, and more.
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If an invention has been described in thepriorart, a patent on that invention is not valid.
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Identify the differences between thepriorartand the invention; 4.
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This language assists in avoidingpriorart, but is broad enough to capture imperfect attempts to copy the patented device.
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As in most patents, the inventions he described were improvements overpriorart.
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The purpose is to reduce the likelihood of seeing newpriorartbeing cited in the subsequent national phases.
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If saidpriorartis discovered, the company may bring an opposition proceeding, or request a reexamination to have the patent declared invalid.
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That is, a claim is overbroad only if it encroaches beyond the frontiers of thepriorart(coverspriorartdevices).
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The proposed equivalents also can not cover, or ensnare, thepriorart.
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Four months after a patent application is posted the most relevantpriorartis provided to the patent examiner.
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The stated advantage over thepriorartwas that the user saved on the number of keystrokes though this may not address the obviousness criteria.
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Apriorartsource may thus still anticipate if an apparently missing element of the claim is inherent in thatpriorartsource.
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To establish inherency, the evidence must make clear that the missing matter is "necessarily" present in thepriorartreference.
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With such an obligation, the information is typically not regarded aspriorart.
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Indeed, there is no requirement to select a unique piece ofpriorartas starting point and stick with that piece ofpriorart.
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Knowledge of thepriorartforms the basis for examination of the application by the examining divisions.
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The closestpriorartcan arise from a public prior use.
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