prior publication

prior publication. Patents. Public disclosure of the basis for or existence of an invention, made before filing a patent application for the invention. • If the publication was made more than a year before the application is filed, the patent is barred by statute. Publication occurs when the information is made available to any member of the general public. See limited publication under PUBLICATION. [Cases: Patents 67. C.J.S. Patents § 52.]

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