Assertion: invention | /r/HasProperty | known to the public
Facets:
value: before its date of priority
type: TEMPORAL
value: before filing a patent application
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: An invention is not new and therefore not patentable if it was known to the public before the filing date of the patent application, or before its date of priority if the applicant claims priority of an earlier patent application.
text: In contrast, if an invention was known to the public before filing a patent application, or before its date of priority, if the priority of an earlier patent application is claimed, the invention is not considered new and therefore not patentable.[citation needed]