After discussing what obviousness means in my last blog post, I wanted to dive deeper into what exactly is meant by the term "prior art". Watch this video before reading my analysis on what is meant by prior art.
As discussed by the video, a prior art search is an attempt to find your invention in the prior art. It is defined as "information available to the public that can be found in a printed publication format." The video mentioned that prior art can be found in numerous places from books to magazines to printed publications. A prior art search is an attempt to find your invention from somewhere that allows access to public information (i.e. books/publications, magazines, patent documents in offices/internet. Essentially, all the published information anywhere in the world is fair game for a prior art search.
This video really allowed me to gain a comprehensive understanding about prior art and the method or a prior art search. Looking forward to reading your comments and seeing what you all thought!
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