Prior art

{
  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-003901",
  "term": "Prior art",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "All information that has been made available to the public in any form before a given date, which relates to a patent claim's subject matter. This includes previous patents, publications, and public uses or sales of an invention. Prior art is used to determine if an invention is novel and non-obvious, two key requirements for patentability.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/prior-art/"
}