reverse infringement

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|patent law}} A [[situation]] where a [[prior]] [[disclosure]] (such as [[prior art]]) [[anticipate]]s a [[claimed]] [[invention]], effectively rendering the [[prior art]] an [[infringement]] of the [[patent]] if the [[patent]] were [[valid]].

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