eliot15 (asker) Aug 5, 2015:

FINAL ANSWER Τεχνικό Υπόβαθρο

Dimitrios Giannakopoulos Aug 4, 2015:

Hi Eliot, I would stick with my reply as is. You may also choose "στάθμη της τεχνικής" since I found this term in an official document. Also check here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prior_art

eliot15 (asker) Aug 3, 2015:

Context: Description
Technical Field
[0001] This invention relates to a ... and, in particular, to a...
incorporating such a device.
[0002] By an .. in this context
is meant a...
[0003] DEXXXX discloses a method and device
for...

Background Art
[0004] In an...
[0005] An example of an...

eliot15 (asker) Aug 3, 2015:

To έχει δει κανείς σε έγγραφα ευρεσιτεχνιών;

transphy Aug 3, 2015:

It would help if you give some text around the term.

Dimitrios Giannakopoulos Aug 3, 2015:

Πολύ φοβάμαι πως δεν είναι "τεχνικό υπόβαθρο" αλλά "στάθμη της τεχνικής" (state of the art = prior art = background art).
Επίσημα έγγραφα: http://web.archive.org/web/20060208211506/http://www.obi.gr/...

http://documents.epo.org/projects/babylon/eponet.nsf/0/00E0C...$File/EPC_15th_edition_2013.pdf