> Can science fiction writings be used as "prior art" to disqualify patents? I'm admittedly not too sure of the specifics, but Samsung was prevented from using

> Can science fiction writings be used as "prior art" to disqualify patents? I'm admittedly not too sure of the specifics, but Samsung was prevented from using science fiction as a "prior art" defense against Apple: http://allthingsd.com/20120802/samsung-wont-be-able-to-argue-2001-a-space-odyssey-renders-apple-patents-invalid/ http://allthingsd.com/20120802/samsung-wont-be-able-to-argue... EDIT: Coincidentally, it seems the aforementioned patent expired today, https://patents.google.com/patent/USD504889S1/en https://patents.google.com/patent/USD504889S1/en