Non Patent Literature Law and Legal Definition
Non patent literature refers to those documents and publications that are not patents or published patent applications, but are cited as references for being relevant in a patent prosecution. For instance, a magazine article or doctoral thesis relevant to a claimed invention can be cited as non-patent literature. References cited in an application are grouped into domestic patents and patent application publications; foreign patents; and non-patent literature.
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Related Legal Terms
- Ab Abusu Ad Usum Non Valet Consequentia
- Ab Assuestis Non Fit Injuria
- Absoluta Sententia Expositore Non Indiget
- Accessorium Non Ducit Sed Sequitur Suum Principale
- Accord Benefit [Patents]
- Actus Me Invite Factus Non Est Meus Actus
- Actus Non Facit Reum Nisi Mens Sit Rea
- Ad Quaestiones Facti Non Respondent Judices; Ad Quaestione Legis Non Respondent Juratores
- Administration De Bonis Non
- Administration De Bonis Non Cum Testamento Annexo
