Hindsight

From Conservapedia
This is the current revision of Hindsight as edited by DavidE (Talk | contribs) at 16:54, November 3, 2011. This URL is a permanent link to this version of this page.

(diff) ← Older revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)
Jump to: navigation, search

Hindsight is the recognition the realities, possibilities, or requirements of something after it has happened[1] and is the cause of many forms of cognitive bias.[2] In patent law, hindsight is the reconstruction of an invention from "knowledge gleaned only from applicant's disclosure" and is an improper way of finding that the invention would have been obvious.[3]

References

  1. Hindsight
  2. Hindsight Biases in Evaluation of Intelligence Reporting
  3. Manual of Patent Examining Procedure § 2145