background art

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Definition of background art in English English dictionary

Prior art (also known as state of the art or background art) in most systems of patent law, constitutes all information that has been made available to the public in any form before a given date that might be relevant to a patent's claims of originality. If an invention has been described in prior art, a patent on that invention is not valid

Hyphenation

back·ground art

Turkish pronunciation

bäkgraund ärt

Pronunciation

/ˈbakˌground ˈärt/ /ˈbækˌɡraʊnd ˈɑːrt/