Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "技術發展現狀" in Chinese language version.
The European Patent Convention uses the term 'state-of-the-art' which is equivalent to prior art (...)
Headnote II. The expression "background art" used in the English text of Rule 27(1)(c) and (d) EPC must have the same meaning as the more familiar expression "prior art".
Headnote II. The expression "background art" used in the English text of Rule 27(1)(c) and (d) EPC must have the same meaning as the more familiar expression "prior art".
