relevant art

Patents. Art to which one can reasonably be expected to look for a solution to the problem that a patented device tries to solve.

• The term includes not only knowledge about a problem in a particular industry, but also knowledge accumulated in scientific fields whose techniques have been commonly employed to solve similar problems.

— Also termed pertinent art.

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