• DocumentCode
    33548
  • Title

    The Significance of Prior Art

  • Author

    Gaff, Brian M. ; Rubinger, Bruce

  • Volume
    47
  • Issue
    8
  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    Aug. 2014
  • Firstpage
    9
  • Lastpage
    11
  • Abstract
    An understanding of prior art is critical whether you´re writing a patent application or embroiled in patent litigation. The Web extra at http://youtu.be/r_9cAMf_7xM is an audio recording from the Computing and the Law column, in which author Brian M. Gaff discusses the significance of prior art, an understanding of which is critical whether you´re writing a patent application or embroiled in patent litigation.
  • Keywords
    patents; patent application; patent litigation; prior art; Companies; Legal aspects; Patents; Product design; Technological innovation; history of computing; infringement; intellectual property; patent; patent invalidity; prior art; prior art searching;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Computer
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9162
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MC.2014.228
  • Filename
    6879726