How to Use prior art in a Sentence
prior art
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This information is often referred to as prior art.
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Lucy Xiaolu Wang,
The Conversation,
23 Sep. 2025
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No prior art experience necessary.
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Sarah Z. Sleeper,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Mar. 2026
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For example, if prior art reveals that a new combination therapy improves treatment outcomes, officials may deem subsequent patents using the same drug cocktail as obvious and refuse to grant or enforce the patent.
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Lucy Xiaolu Wang,
The Conversation,
23 Sep. 2025
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For the patent review committees or IP Counsel, getting clear, concise disclosures, free of jargon and acronyms and complete with documentation of prior art attached, makes the review faster and more efficient.
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IEEE Spectrum,
19 July 2021
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And in the university rankings, Harvard has seized the top spot from traditional tech powerhouses like MIT and Stanford, driven by patents that are more often cited as prior art in other recent patents.
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Harry Goldstein,
IEEE Spectrum,
1 June 2025
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According to guidelines from the European Patent Office, clinical trial results can be critical to prior art, particularly when revealing unexpected or previously undisclosed therapeutic benefits.
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Lucy Xiaolu Wang,
The Conversation,
23 Sep. 2025
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