anticipation
- A situation where an invention cannot be patented because it closely resembles a prior invention, making it non-novel, as defined by previous public exposure, sales, inventions, or publications
- Their application for a patent was denied owing to anticipation as the product design had already been published in a trade journal.
- He couldn't patent his invention due to anticipation, as the invention had been on public display for more than a year.
- Anticipation was the reason for the unavailability of a patent, as her invention was too similar to a previously patented one.
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