| 单词 | prior art |
| 释义 | > as lemmasprior art prior art n. Law (originally U.S.) the methods, technology, and other knowledge relevant to and in existence prior to an invention for which a patent is being sought. ΚΠ 1883 W. E. Simonds Summary of Law of Patents 233 Although a thing may come within the terms of a claim, yet the prior art may be such that the terms of the claim must be so narrowed by construction that the thing under inquiry may not really be an infringement. 1962 A. E. Kahn in J. P. Miller Competition, Cartels & their Regulation viii. 329 There are significant variations from one country to another in..the intensity of examinations of the prior art before patents are issued; [etc.]. 2000 Daily Mail 9 Nov. 39 The scientific knowledge on which it was based was already in the public domain. In the light of that ‘prior art’, Viagra was not an ‘unexpected discovery’. < as lemmas |
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