Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

state of the art

Products liability. The level of pertinent scientific and technical knowledge existing at the time of a product's manufacture, and the best technology reasonably available at the time the product was sold. - Also termed state of art. - state-of-the-art, adj. "While the statutes in effect in some jurisdictions speak in terms of a state of the art defense, statutes in other jurisdictions provide that state of the art evidence is admissible or may be considered by the trier of fact by statute, and that in determining whether a product was in a defective condition or unreasonably dangerous at the time it left the control of the manufacturer or seller, consideration is given to the state of scientific and technical knowledge available to the manufacturer or seller at the time the product was placed on the market, and to the customary designs, methods, standards, and techniques of manufacturing, inspecting, and testing used by other manufacturers or sellers of similar products." 63A Am. Jur. 2d Products Liability § 1319, at 472 (1997).