prior art
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.72 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
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.
Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "The significance of this language in section 102(e)(2) is that a PCT application can serve as prior art even though the applicant never files in the United States."