Anticipation is the performance of an act or obligation before it is legally due. Some common uses of the term “anticipation” in a legal sense include:
In the context of patent law, anticipation refers to the prior invention or...patent; novelty
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Claims are usually statements of something true in a case, typically without providing proof.
In patent law, the claim is a formal description of the novel features of an invention and the scope of protection created by the...