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▸ noun: (patent law) 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.
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▸ noun: (patent law) 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.
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submarine patent,
prosecution history,
prior knowledge,
interferant,
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interference,
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prior restraint,
prior,
praecognita,
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