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'''Prior art''' is a concept in [[patent]] law such that an invention, to be patentable, much not be obvious based on prior art.
'''Prior art''' is a concept in [[patent]] law such that an invention, to be patentable, must not be obviously based on prior art.
Under the [[Patent Act]], 35 U.S.C. § 103, [[federal]] law forbids issuance of a patent when "the differences between the subject matter sought to be patented and the prior art are such that the subject matter as a whole would have been obvious at the time the invention was made to a person having ordinary skill in the art to which said subject matter pertains."
Under the [[Patent Act]], 35 U.S.C. § 103, [[federal]] law forbids issuance of a patent when "the differences between the subject matter sought to be patented and the prior art are such that the subject matter as a whole would have been obvious at the time the invention was made to a person having ordinary skill in the art to which said subject matter pertains."