Prior art is also the basis for determining whether some new step claimed in the invention is obvious-and therefore not worthy of a patent.

先前技术也将决定此项发明中所声称的新措施其实显而易见——因此配不上是一项专利。

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Perceptions of the visible world were greatly altered by the invention of photography in the middle of the nineteenth century.

在19世纪中叶，摄影术的发明极大地改变了人们对可见世界的感知。

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In the college invention competition, the two students got first prize and won 1,540 pounds.

在大学发明竞赛中，这两名学生获得了一等奖，并赢得了1540英镑。

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A patent forbids others from copying an invention and makes the invention valuable in the world of business.

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I stressed in the third lecture that like any--insurance, like any other risk management device, is an invention.

在第三次课上我已经强调过了,保险和其它风险管理工具一样,是一种发明

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One of the great discoveries in television and movies was the invention of the laugh track.

电视界和电影界一个很有趣的发现就是,发明了笑声音轨。

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Medtronic doesn't specify how it awards royalties and consulting fees to surgeons involved in the invention of new devices.

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Western companies have already expressed interest in the invention and Dr. Gurcharan has given up his medical practice to further develop the Tara KLamp.

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Media commentators hammered Gore who later admitted he mistakenly gave the impression that he had played a part in the invention of the Internet rather than in legislation that made it easier for the inventors to come up with the technological breakthroughs.

CNN: He also shows more relaxed attitude in several NH stops