Prior art (English Wikipedia)

All Things Pros blog Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine, Board decisions involving the Wayback Machine to show status as prior art (Part I), Sunday, December 29, 2013

archive.today

Australian Patent Office Manual of Practice and Procedure, 2.13.10 Considering Subsection 45(3) Search Results, 2011-08-15.; see also Changes to regulations made under sections of the Patents Act 1990, (sections 27(1), 45(3) and 101D) Australian Official Journal of Patents, 2007-11-01.

ciel.org

Ruiz, Manuel (October 2002). "The International Debate On Traditional Knowledge As Prior Art In The Patent System: Issues And Options For Developing Countries" (PDF). Centre for International Environmental Law. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 January 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2021.

cornell.edu

law.cornell.edu

See for example Article 54(2) EPC and 35 U.S.C. § 102
35 U.S.C. § 102

doi.org

European Commission, Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises, Non-disclosure agreement : a business tool, Publications Office, 2021, doi:10.2826/547286

epo.org

new.epo.org

"The expression 'background art' ... must have the same meaning as the more familiar expression 'prior art'" in EPO Board of appeal decision T 11/82 of 15 April 1983 Archived 29 July 2018 at the Wayback Machine, Headnote II and Reasons 15. See also Rule 42(1)(b) and(c) EPC (previously Rule 27(1)(b) and (c) EPC 1973, where the term is used).
See for example Article 54(2) EPC and 35 U.S.C. § 102
Article 54 EPC "Novelty"
Article 56 EPC "Inventive step"

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"The expression 'background art' ... must have the same meaning as the more familiar expression 'prior art'" in EPO Board of appeal decision T 11/82 of 15 April 1983 Archived 29 July 2018 at the Wayback Machine, Headnote II and Reasons 15. See also Rule 42(1)(b) and(c) EPC (previously Rule 27(1)(b) and (c) EPC 1973, where the term is used).

intellogist.wordpress.com

The Wayback Machine: The State of Dating Online Materials Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine, Intellogist patent research blog, Posted February 1, 2011 by Chris Jagalla

ipwatchdog.com

"Mark Nowotarski, "Why Inventors Should Not Rely On Their Own Search", IPWatchdog, 11 October 2014". Archived from the original on 9 January 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2014.

jpo.go.jp

See also Japan's Examination Guidelines for Patent and Utility Model in Japan Archived 2012-02-04 at the Wayback Machine, Examination Standards Office, December 2011; and Japan's Right Obtainment Procedures Archived 2012-02-04 at the Wayback Machine.
Japan Patent Office, Publication of the "Examination Guidelines on Requirement for Disclosure of Information on Prior Art Documents" Archived 2012-04-19 at the Wayback Machine, Last updated 30 August 2002.

patentlibrarian.blogspot.com

USPTO Bans Wikipedia Archived 2007-05-07 at the Wayback Machine, The Patent Librarian's Notebook, 2006-09-10, citing Stead, Deborah, Up Front: Kicking Wiki Out Of The Patent Office, Bloomberg Business Week, 2006-09-04.

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patentlawcenter.pli.edu

Brinckerhoff, Courtenay (October 20, 2011). "The Disharmonious Loss Of The Hilmer Doctrine". Patent Law Practice Center. Practising Law Institute. Archived from the original on May 30, 2023.

scholar.google.com

Graham v. John Deere Co. of Kansas City Archived 2017-04-24 at the Wayback Machine, 383 US 1, Sup. Ct., 1966.
Tokai Corp. v. Easton Enterprises, Inc., 632 F. 3d 1358 at 1363-64, Ct. App. (Fed. Cir.), 2011.
Therasense, Inc. v. Becton, Dickinson and Co. Archived 2015-05-14 at the Wayback Machine, 649 F. 3d 1276, Ct. App. (Fed. Cir.), 2011.

uspto.gov

USPTO, Manual of Patent Examining Procedure Archived 2011-09-26 at the Wayback Machine, "General Search Guidelines [R-3] - 900 Prior Art, Classification, and Search", July 2010.
Office of the Chief Information Officer, Secure Application Development Coding Policy OCIO^{[permanent dead link‍]}, USPTO, May 22, 2009.

web.archive.org

"The expression 'background art' ... must have the same meaning as the more familiar expression 'prior art'" in EPO Board of appeal decision T 11/82 of 15 April 1983 Archived 29 July 2018 at the Wayback Machine, Headnote II and Reasons 15. See also Rule 42(1)(b) and(c) EPC (previously Rule 27(1)(b) and (c) EPC 1973, where the term is used).
"Regulations under the PCT: Rule 33 Relevant Prior Art for the International Search". WIPO. Archived from the original on 29 December 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
"Regulations under the PCT: Rule 64 Prior Art for International Preliminary Examination". WIPO. Archived from the original on 29 December 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
"Finding Technology Using Patents - An Introduction" (PDF). WIPO. 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 January 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
"WIPO Guide to Using Patent Information" (PDF). WIPO. 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
"Alternatives in Patent Search and Examination" (PDF). WIPO. 2014. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 January 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
Ruiz, Manuel (October 2002). "The International Debate On Traditional Knowledge As Prior Art In The Patent System: Issues And Options For Developing Countries" (PDF). Centre for International Environmental Law. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 January 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
Brinckerhoff, Courtenay (October 20, 2011). "The Disharmonious Loss Of The Hilmer Doctrine". Patent Law Practice Center. Practising Law Institute. Archived from the original on May 30, 2023.
Graham v. John Deere Co. of Kansas City Archived 2017-04-24 at the Wayback Machine, 383 US 1, Sup. Ct., 1966.
"Mark Nowotarski, "Why Inventors Should Not Rely On Their Own Search", IPWatchdog, 11 October 2014". Archived from the original on 9 January 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
USPTO, Manual of Patent Examining Procedure Archived 2011-09-26 at the Wayback Machine, "General Search Guidelines [R-3] - 900 Prior Art, Classification, and Search", July 2010.
Nowotarski, Mark (July 2012). "Patent Invalidity Search". Insurance IP Bulletin. Archived from the original on July 19, 2012. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
All Things Pros blog Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine, Board decisions involving the Wayback Machine to show status as prior art (Part I), Sunday, December 29, 2013
The Wayback Machine: The State of Dating Online Materials Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine, Intellogist patent research blog, Posted February 1, 2011 by Chris Jagalla
Therasense, Inc. v. Becton, Dickinson and Co. Archived 2015-05-14 at the Wayback Machine, 649 F. 3d 1276, Ct. App. (Fed. Cir.), 2011.
Patent e-Bulletin, Summer '2002 Developments: Following The United States, Japan And Australia Enact Duty Of Disclosure Requirements, Gastle & Associates (through archive.org)
See also Japan's Examination Guidelines for Patent and Utility Model in Japan Archived 2012-02-04 at the Wayback Machine, Examination Standards Office, December 2011; and Japan's Right Obtainment Procedures Archived 2012-02-04 at the Wayback Machine.
Japan Patent Office, Publication of the "Examination Guidelines on Requirement for Disclosure of Information on Prior Art Documents" Archived 2012-04-19 at the Wayback Machine, Last updated 30 August 2002.
Australian Patent Office Manual of Practice and Procedure, 2.13.10 Considering Subsection 45(3) Search Results, 2011-08-15.; see also Changes to regulations made under sections of the Patents Act 1990, (sections 27(1), 45(3) and 101D) Australian Official Journal of Patents, 2007-11-01.
USPTO Bans Wikipedia Archived 2007-05-07 at the Wayback Machine, The Patent Librarian's Notebook, 2006-09-10, citing Stead, Deborah, Up Front: Kicking Wiki Out Of The Patent Office, Bloomberg Business Week, 2006-09-04.

wipo.int

"Regulations under the PCT: Rule 33 Relevant Prior Art for the International Search". WIPO. Archived from the original on 29 December 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
"Certain aspects of National/Regional Patent Laws" (PDF). WIPO. October 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
"Regulations under the PCT: Rule 64 Prior Art for International Preliminary Examination". WIPO. Archived from the original on 29 December 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
"Finding Technology Using Patents - An Introduction" (PDF). WIPO. 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 January 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
"WIPO Guide to Using Patent Information" (PDF). WIPO. 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
"Alternatives in Patent Search and Examination" (PDF). WIPO. 2014. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 January 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
"Handbook on Industrial Property Information and Documentation: Standard St.14 Recommendation For The Inclusion Of References Cited In Patent Documents" (PDF). WIPO. March 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
Japan Patent Act, Chapter II