teaching away

A form of teach away — In patent law, to describe the solution to a problem in a way that excludes a particular alternative to solving that problem addressed by a later invention.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of teach away
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teaching away. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/teaching%20away

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“teaching away.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/teaching%20away. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “teaching away,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/teaching%20away.

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