Definition of Prior art

1. Noun. (legal) 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. ¹

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Prior Art

printout
printouts
prints
printshop
printshops
printworker
printworkers
printworks
prion
prion protein
prionaemia
prionic
prions
prior
prior(a)
prior art (current term)
prior knowledge
prior probability
prior to
priorate
priorates
prioress
prioresses
priories
priorities
prioritisation
prioritisations
prioritise
prioritised
prioritises

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