Prior art
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Prior art (also known as state of the art, which also has other meanings, or background art), in most systems of patent law, constitutes 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. If an invention has been described in prior art, a patent on that invention is not valid.
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See also
- Defensive publication
- Illegal number, illegal prime
- Information disclosure statement (IDS)
- Internet as a source of prior art
- Micropatent
- Patent classification
- Patent watch
- Priority right
- Public participation in patent examination
- Search report
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