Person of Ordinary Skill In the Art Definition
English
Noun
person of ordinary skill in the art (plural persons of ordinary skill in the art)
- (US, law) In United States patent law, the hypothetical individual whose likely knowledge determines whether an improvement on existing technology would be obvious, and therefore nonpatentable.
Alternative forms
- person having ordinary skill in the art
- POSITA
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