ANTICIPATED

anticipated,adj.  Patents.  (Of  a  patent  claim)  having  all  the  same  elements  of  a  prior-art

reference.  •  If  a  claim  is  anticipated  by  a  previous  invention  or  publication,  that  claim  is  not

allowable; if a patent has already been issued, it will be declared invalid. — Also termed fully met. [Blacks Law 8th]