teach away
teach away verb: in patent law, to describe the solution to a problem in a way that excludes a particular alternative to solving that problem addressed by a later invention.
Verb
teach away (third-person singular simple present teaches away, present participle teaching away, simple past and past participle taught away)
- In patent law, to describe the solution to a problem in a way that excludes a particular alternative to solving that problem addressed by a later invention.
- A statement that a particular combination is not a preferred embodiment does not teach away absent clear discouragement of that combination.2007, Bainbridge Lipscomb, Anthony William Deller, Lipscomb's Walker on Patents: Volume 9, page 1034
- By focusing specifically on the Weissman method, which arguably taught away from the invention, the Federal Circuit court avoided to discuss the more general prior art probing methods the applicants had actually used.1998, Philippe Georges Ducor, Patenting the Recombinant Products of Biotechnology, page 49
Forms of teach away
| third-person singular present | teaches away |
|---|---|
| present participle | teaching away |
| past participle | taught away |
| past | taught away |
Questions about teach away
- What does teach away mean?
- Teach away means in patent law, to describe the solution to a problem in a way that excludes a particular alternative to solving that problem addressed by a later invention.
- What part of speech is teach away?
- Teach away is a verb.
- What is the past tense of teach away?
- The past tense of teach away is taught away.
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