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Originally posted by XXXPhoto@Oct 19 2003, 08:05 AM
I'm not a lawyer (duh) but from what I read in the definition of 'prior art'
could also pertain to works of fiction... ie books, movies, ect...
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I believe that prior art references in regard to publications have to deal with serious works ie. non-fiction.
Some patents are sci-fi, in that they can;t be built yet, but the USPTO still approves them......
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