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Prior Art: The Patent Pitfall

Larson & Larson

This makes the term ‘prior art’ an important concept for inventors to understand. It’s the legal term for ‘thing that is exactly like my thing that was in the public before I made my thing.’ Often, the reason that the patent office will cite for rejecting an application is the presence of prior art.

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