prior art

常见例句

But prior art can be elusive.
但先前技术有时难以捉摸。
They can discuss each application in an online forum, suggest examples of prior art, and vote for the prior art they consider most relevant.
他们可以到在线的论坛上讨论某个申请，提出潜在的先前技术，并为他们认为最相关先前技术投票。
To prove that an invention is not novel, the patent examiner must find evidence that others have already done everything claimed in the patent, a quest known as a “prior art” search.
为了证明一项发明实乃稀松平常，专利审查员必须找到证据证明其他人已经做了这项专利申请中的所有的东西，这称为搜索“先前技术”。

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Prior art encompasses all knowledge disclosed to the public before the patent is applied for.
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Finding prior art in the traditional, offline way is often very costly, not least in researchers.
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