patent anticipation

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• anticipation — an·ti·ci·pa·tion /an ˌti sə pā shən/ n: the knowledge or use of an invention in the U.S. or the patenting or describing of the invention in a publication in the U.S. or a foreign country before the discovery by a patent applicant ◇ Case law has… …   Law dictionary

• Anticipation — can refer to: * Forethought * Anticipation (album), a 1971 album by Carly Simon. * Anticipation (song), the title track of this album. * Anticipation (artificial intelligence), the concept of an agent making decisions * Anticipation (convention) …   Wikipedia

• anticipation — Act of doing or taking a thing before its proper time. To do, take up, or deal with, before another; to preclude or prevent by prior action; to be before in doing. In conveyancing, the act of assigning, charging, or otherwise dealing with income… …   Black's law dictionary

• anticipation — Act of doing or taking a thing before its proper time. To do, take up, or deal with, before another; to preclude or prevent by prior action; to be before in doing. In conveyancing, the act of assigning, charging, or otherwise dealing with income… …   Black's law dictionary

• anticipation of device — In the law of patents, the essential element of novelty of invention is lacking where the invention was anticipated. Anticipation is established where it appears that at the time of the invention in dispute there was in use a process or… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• anticipation —    In patent law, a situation in which an invention is too similar to an existing invention to be considered novel it has been anticipated. Novelty is one of the requirements for a patent, so anticipated inventions cannot be patented. See prior… …   Business law dictionary

• Disclaimer (patent) — In patent law, a disclaimer are words identifying, in a claim, subject matter that is not claimed.[1] By extension, a disclaimer may also mean the action of introduction a negative limitation in a claim, i.e. an amendment to a claim resulting in… …   Wikipedia

• EU patent — European patent law …   Wikipedia

• Community patent — The Community patent, also known as the European Community Patent or EC patent and sometimes abbreviated as COMPAT, European Commission, Internal Market, [http://ec.europa.eu/internal market/smn/smn42/docs/patents en.pdf Stakeholders debate… …   Wikipedia

• Novelty (patent) — Patent law (patents for inventions) …   Wikipedia

• Economic Affairs — ▪ 2006 Introduction In 2005 rising U.S. deficits, tight monetary policies, and higher oil prices triggered by hurricane damage in the Gulf of Mexico were moderating influences on the world economy and on U.S. stock markets, but some other… …   Universalium