noun
Meaning 1
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: intellectual-property, law, patent-law
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: state of the art
Antonyms: none provided