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• A requirement of some patent offices (but not the USPTO) that public disclosure or sale of an invention anywhere in the world cannot occur prior to the filing of a valid patent application.

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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  Absolute Novelty. (n.d.). Glossary of Patent Terms. Retrieved March 21, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/absolute-novelty.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  Absolute Novelty. www.webpatent.com. Glossary of Patent Terms. Robert M. Hunter, Ph.D.. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/absolute-novelty (accessed: March 21, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Absolute Novelty." Glossary of Patent Terms. Robert M. Hunter, Ph.D.. 21 March. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/absolute-novelty.

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