Related Words for prior art

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WordSyllablesCategories
patent
/x
Noun
prosecution history estoppel
xx/x/xx//x
Phrase, Noun
interference
xx/x
Noun
precedent
/xx
Noun
improvement
x/x
Noun
opposition
xx/x
Noun
intellectual property
xx/xx/xx
Phrase, Noun
prior
/x
Adjective
letters patent
/x/x
Phrase, Noun
abridgment
x/x
Noun
duplicate
/xx
Adjective
premise
/x
Noun
work product
//x
Phrase, Noun
best evidence rule
//xx/
Phrase, Noun
novation
x/x
Noun
fair dealing
//x
Phrase, Noun
evidence
/xx
Noun
information
xx/x
Noun
common law
/x/
Phrase, Noun
country of origin
/x//xx
Phrase, Noun
disclosure
x/x
Noun
counterpart
/xx
Noun
bill of complaint
//x/
Phrase, Noun
abandonment
x/xx
Noun
matter of record
/x/x/
Phrase, Noun
privilege
/x
Noun
exhibit
x/x
Noun
custom
/x
Noun
discovery
x/xx
Noun
precedence
/xx
Noun
law review
/x/
Phrase, Noun
public law
/x/
Phrase, Noun
pertinent
/xx
Adjective
user
/x
Noun
headnote
/x
Noun
clearance
/x
Noun
brief
/
Adjective
statutes at large
/x//
Phrase, Noun
natural law
/xx/
Phrase, Noun
articles
/xx
Noun
first impression
/x/x
Phrase, Noun
matter of law
/x//
Phrase, Noun
presumption
x/x
Noun
title
/x
Noun
inducement
x/x
Noun
right of publicity
///xxx
Phrase, Noun
abstract of title
x///x
Name, Name
declaration
xx/x
Noun
bill of particulars
//x/xx
Phrase, Noun
prescription
x/x
Noun
practice
/x
Noun
code
/
Noun
bill
/
Noun
exclusive
x/x
Adjective
infringement
x/x
Noun
title deed
/x/
Phrase, Noun
preponderance of the evidence
x/x/x/xx
Phrase, Noun
preamble
x/x
Noun
citation
x/x
Noun
right of first refusal
///x/x
Phrase, Noun
caveat
/xx
Noun
voir dire
xx
Phrase, Noun
law of the land
//x/
Phrase, Noun
copyright
/xx
Noun
estoppel
x/x
Noun
hearing
/x
Noun
statute of limitations
/x/xx/x
Phrase, Noun
certiorari
/xx/x
Noun
parol
xx
Noun
cause
/
Noun
chain of title
///x
Phrase, Noun
court of first instance
////x
Phrase, Noun
merits
/x
Noun
statute of repose
/x/x/
Phrase, Noun
chapeau
//
Noun
factum
xx
Noun
case law
//
Phrase, Noun
trademark
/x
Noun
constitution
xx/x
Noun
prenuptial agreement
x/xx/x
Phrase, Noun
fundamental
xx/x
Adjective
advice
x/
Noun
injunction
x/x
Noun
proposal
x/x
Noun
marker
/x
Noun
appeal
x/
Noun
recital
x/x
Noun
person
/x
Noun
due process of law
//x//
Phrase, Noun
filing
/x
Noun
amparo
x/x
Noun
equity
/xx
Noun
proceeding
x/x
Noun
advancement
x/x
Noun
admiralty
/xxx
Noun
parallelism
/xxxx
Noun
limitation
xx/x
Noun
abbey
/x
Noun
abnegation
xx/x
Noun
above
x/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
abraham
/xx
Name
absence
/x
Noun
absolution
xx/x
Noun
abstract
x/
Adjective, Name, Verb
academy
x/xx
Noun
accepted
x/x
Adjective
acclamation
xx/x
Noun
actual
/xx
Adjective, Noun
advance
x/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
aesthetic
x/x
Adjective, Noun
aforementioned
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
aft
/
Noun, Adjective, Adverb
after
/x
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
ago
x/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
ahead
x/
Adverb
aided
/x
Adjective
already
x/x
Adverb
anecdotal
xx/x
Adjective
ante
/x
Noun, Verb
antecedent
x/xx
Noun, Adjective
anterior
x/xx
Adjective
antiretroviral
xxxx/x
Adjective, Noun
architecture
/xxx
Noun
arthur
/x
Name
artist
/x
Noun, Adjective
artistes
/xx
Noun
artistic
x/x
Adjective, Adverb
artistry
/xx
Noun
arts
/
Noun
artwork
/x
Noun
avant
x/
Noun
back
/
Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb
based
/
Verb, Adjective
beautiful
/xx
Adjective, Noun
beauty
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
before
x/
Adverb
beforehand
x/x
Adverb, Adjective
biomedical
xx/xx
Adjective, Name
biometric
xx/x
Adjective
bow
/
Noun, Verb
calligraphy
x/xx
Noun
canvas
/x
Noun, Verb
canvases
/xx
Noun
caroline
/xx
Name, Adjective
carriageway
/xx
Noun
cartographic
/x/x
Adjective
carving
/x
Noun, Verb
ceramics
x/x
Noun
christmas
/x
Name, Adjective, Verb
civilisation
x/x/x
Noun
civilization
xxx/x
Noun
class
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
classics
/x
Noun
clause
/
Noun, Verb
cleverness
/xx
Noun
color
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
colorful
/xx
Adjective
commercial art
x/x/
Phrase, Adjective
computerised
x/xx
Adjective
computerized
x/xx
Adjective
condition
x/x
Noun, Verb
contemporaneous
xxx/xx
Adjective
continued
x/x
Adjective, Noun
craft
/
Noun, Verb
craftsmanship
/xx
Noun
creative
x/x
Adjective, Noun
cultural
/xx
Adjective
culture
/x
Noun, Verb
dance
/
Noun, Verb
daughter
/x
Noun
decal
xx
Noun, Verb
dermatological
xxx/xx
Adjective, Name
design
x/
Noun, Verb
desk
/
Noun, Verb
diligence
/xx
Noun
drafting
/x
Noun
drama
/x
Noun
draw
/
Verb, Noun
earlier
/xx
Adverb, Adjective
edge
/
Noun, Verb
empirical
x/xx
Adjective
ere
/
Noun, Adverb
expeditiously
xx/xx
Adverb
expertise
xx/
Noun, Verb
faulty
/x
Adjective
field
/
Noun, Verb
fine
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
fine art
//
Phrase, Noun
first
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
flair
/
Noun, Verb
following
/xx
Adjective, Noun
fore
/
Noun, Adjective, Adverb
forefront
/x
Noun, Verb
foregoing
x/x
Adjective
foremost
/x
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
foresaw
x/
Verb
form
/
Noun, Verb
former
/x
Adjective, Noun
formerly
/xx
Adverb
forth
/
Adverb, Noun, Adjective
forward
/x
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
foundational
x/xx
Adjective
front
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
functional
/xx
Adjective, Noun
gallery
/xx
Noun, Verb
gear
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
gem
/
Noun, Verb
genre
/x
Noun, Verb
graphics
/x
Noun
grotesque
x/
Adjective, Noun
haart
x
Name
historical
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
iconography
xx/xx
Noun
illustration
xx/x
Noun
image
/x
Noun, Verb
imagery
/xx
Noun
ingenuity
xx/xx
Noun
initial
x/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
innovative
/xxx
Adjective
introductory
xx/xx
Adjective
invention
x/x
Noun
item
/x
Noun, Verb, Adverb
kind
/
Noun, Adjective
kitsch
/
Noun, Adjective
knack
/
Noun, Verb
knowledge
/x
Noun, Verb
last
/
Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun
later
/x
Adverb, Adjective
legend
/x
Noun, Verb
literature
/xxx
Noun
lore
/
Noun
magic
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
manner
/x
Noun
mastery
/xx
Noun
matthews
/x
Name
method
/x
Noun, Verb
minstrelsy
/xx
Noun
mosaic
x/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
move
/
Verb, Noun
multimedia
xx/xx
Noun, Adjective
museum
x/x
Noun, Verb
music
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
musicianship
x/xx
Noun
nature
/x
Noun, Verb
newer
/x
Adjective
newman
/x
Name
old
/
Adjective, Noun
once
/
Adverb, Noun
overarching
/xxx
Adjective, Noun
paint
/
Noun, Verb
para
/x
Noun, Adjective
past
/
Noun, Adjective, Adverb
peak
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
pending
/x
Adjective
photogrammetric
/xx/x
Adjective
picture
/x
Noun, Verb
planning
/x
Noun
poetry
/xx
Noun
pointe
/
Noun