Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

teach away

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.62 in modern English

Syllables: teach -away
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

In patent law, to describe the solution to a problem in a way that excludes a particular alternative to solving that problem addressed by a later invention.

Example Sentences

"A statement that a particular combination is not a preferred embodiment does not teach away absent clear discouragement of that combination."
"By focusing specifically on the Weissman method, which arguably taught away from the invention, the Federal Circuit court avoided to discuss the more general prior art probing methods the applicants had actually used."
"Disclosed examples and preferred embodiments do not constitute a teaching away from a broader disclosure or nonpreferred embodiments."

Inflected Forms

teaches away (present, singular) teaching away (participle, present) taught away (participle, past) taught away (past)

Questions

What does teach away mean?: In patent law, to describe the solution to a problem in a way that excludes a particular alternative to solving that problem addressed by a later invention.

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