anticipation
B1CEFR level
20/100Rarity: fairly common
TechnicalRegister
The disclosure of every feature of an invention by a single earlier item of prior art, thereby depriving it of novelty.
An enabling anticipation in the earlier journal article rendered claim one invalid.
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