English Dictionary

prior art

名詞

不可算名詞

(law) 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.

日本語の意味

特許法において、ある基準日以前に公開されたすべての情報、すなわちある発明の新規性や独自性の評価対象となる既存の技術や知識（先行技術）のことを示す。

The patent examiner rejected the claim after discovering prior art that anticipated the invention.

特許審査官は、その発明が先行技術によって予見されることを発見し、請求項を却下した。

意味（1）

(law) 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.