Lately at work I've been tangentially involved with a patent discussion. Apparently one of our competitors has a patent on something and our IP guys are trying to invalidate it. Unfortunately I know fairly little about understanding patents other than "said" means "the", "comprised of" means "including but not limited to", and "consisting of" means "limited to". So I started reading up on what constitutes "prior art".
When is something prior art against a patent?
Considering What Constitutes Prior Art in the United States
I/P Updates
Wikipedia - prior art
Fight the Patent
Of course, the USPTO's patent search is where the heavy junk is at.
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