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people of ordinary skill in the art

people of ordinary skill in the art is the plural of person of ordinary skill in the art.

Meaning of person of ordinary skill in the art

Noun

person of ordinary skill in the art (plural persons of ordinary skill in the art or people of ordinary skill in the art)

  1. (US) In United States patent law, the hypothetical individual whose likely knowledge determines whether an improvement on existing technology would be obvious, and therefore not patentable.

Questions about people of ordinary skill in the art

What is people of ordinary skill in the art the plural of?
People of ordinary skill in the art is the plural of person of ordinary skill in the art.

Words near people of ordinary skill in the art in the dictionary

  1. people mountain people sea
  2. people mover
  3. people movers
  4. people of God
  5. people of interest
  6. people of ordinary skill in the art
  7. People of the Book
  8. people people
  9. people person
  10. people persons
  11. people pleaser

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