prior art
Existing public knowledge
Prior art refers to any evidence that an invention was already known before a particular date, typically the filing date of a patent application.
In patent law, prior art includes previous patents, published research, products on the market, or any public disclosure that demonstrates the invention—or something substantially similar—already existed.
The examiner rejected the patent claim based on prior art from a 2019 conference paper.
Establishing prior art can invalidate a patent or prevent one from being granted.
Eligibility for invention protection
- disclosureAct of revealing information
- examinationMethodical assessment or review
- invalidationAct of nullifying
- public domainUnprotected creative works
specification · citation · obviousness · infringement · prosecution · filing date · reference · anticipation
Sudden important advance
- inventionNew device or method
- discoveryAct of finding something
- pioneeringFirst to explore territory
- originalityNovel creative quality
novelty · ingenuity · inventiveness · advancement · improvement · cutting-edge · progression · development
Analysis of prior scholarship
- technical reportFormal document presenting specialized findings
- research paperFormal academic investigation document
- bibliographyList of cited works
- source materialOriginal work adapted from
documentation · reference material · cited works · scholarly sources
Something that precedes
- precursorSomething that comes first
- forerunnerOne that comes before
- predecessorOne who came first
- foundationUnderlying support structure
established practice · prototype · groundwork · basis · benchmark · starting point · heritage
patentability
Eligibility for invention protection
- disclosureAct of revealing information
- examinationMethodical assessment or review
- invalidationAct of nullifying
public domain · specification · citation · obviousness · infringement · prosecution · filing date · reference · anticipation · enablement
breakthrough
Sudden important advance
- inventionNew device or method
- discoveryAct of finding something
- pioneeringFirst to explore territory
originality · novelty · ingenuity · inventiveness · advancement · improvement · cutting-edge · progression · development · creative leap
literature review
Analysis of prior scholarship
- technical reportFormal document presenting specialized findings
- research paperFormal academic investigation document
- bibliographyList of cited works
source material · documentation · reference material · cited works · scholarly sources
antecedent
Something that precedes
- precursorSomething that comes first
- forerunnerOne that comes before
- predecessorOne who came first
foundation · established practice · prototype · groundwork · basis · benchmark · starting point · heritage
- intellectual propertypatents, copyright, patent, trademark, trademarks
- IP lawsuitsinfringement, trademark disputes, copyright claims, injunctions, cease and desist
- patent lawpatent disputes, patent infringement, patent holders, patent rights, patentability
- biopatentsdrug patents
- IP valuationintangible assets, fair market value, licensing fees, discounted cash flow, remaining life
- Proprietary Termspatent, trademark, copyright, trade secret, intellectual property
prior artinnovation
Creating something original
breakthrough · first-of-its-kind · new creation · virgin territory · state of the art
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