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background of the invention

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A quick definition of background of the invention:

The background of the invention is a section in a patent application that explains what field the invention belongs to, what other similar inventions already exist, and what problem the invention solves. It usually has two parts: "Field of the Invention" and "Description of the Related Art." If a reference is included in this section that was created after the invention, it could be seen as an admission of mistake.

A more thorough explanation:

In the context of patents, the background of the invention refers to a section in a U.S. patent application or resulting patent that provides information about the field of art to which the invention belongs, summarizes the existing state of the art, and describes the problem that the invention aims to solve.

The background of the invention section typically includes two subsections: "Field of the Invention" and "Description of the Related Art." The former provides a brief overview of the technical field to which the invention belongs, while the latter describes the existing technologies or solutions that have been developed to address the problem that the invention aims to solve.

It's important to note that any references included in the background of the invention section should be relevant to the invention and predate its date of invention. Including a reference that postdates the invention may be interpreted as an admission of prior art.

Let's say that a company has developed a new type of battery that is more efficient and longer-lasting than existing batteries. In the background of the invention section of their patent application, they would describe the field of battery technology, the challenges that current batteries face, and the existing solutions that have been developed to address those challenges. They might also include references to prior patents or scientific articles that are relevant to their invention.

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THAS WHAT I LIKE TO HEAAAAR LAMA
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[] c0bra1
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biking is fun but theres also crazy ppl on the citibikes im scared of them
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yesss let's havva a partty
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are those the shared bikes u can rent (from da country middle of BFE)
[] c0bra1
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glad theres bike lanes tho at home u just get run over by cars
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yes the rentable ones
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i walk/train mostly though i am actually a fan of the mta
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There is this dood on utube who does uber eats in DC and I fear for his life every day
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@c0bra1: oh nice. Yeh
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i love that guy! bikingdc!
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but yeah he does objectively dangerous stuff sometimes lol esp in the snow
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yeah he plays with fire then wonders why he gets burned
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he has such a good heart, like half his customers deserve no food
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they mad disrespectful and rude
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@llama: Ehh most people are not aware of how they come off or how selfish they really are. I think if you are heating up a metaphorical crack pipe of convenience filled with gluttony and sloth, the majority of the people you attract are going to be like that. I hope RFK bans doordash/grubhub/uber eats etc. I have good stories from when I did that shit and I have the worst. The biking DC guy honestly gets average people. The average person just sucks.
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No faith in humanity man. I got absolutely none :(
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23:40
My brother got into a knife fight with some asian guy in Irvine, CA during COVID cus he wasn't wearing a mask in his car.
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"It's a real knife fight out there" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48TySs8x2Dk
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bro wants to ban doordash
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Shii I would ban people from eating fast food if I could but you would literally have to have the national guard outside of kfc to do that.
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Never gunna have universal healthcare in this country if this shit exists.
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Bro never heard of a diet he mad cus mcdonalds be putting dem pouuuunds on him
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I have never ate there lol. What puts the pounds on me is the fucking izakaya yakitori.
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same bruh
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