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  2. Inventive step and non-obviousness - Wikipedia

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    The inventive step and non-obviousness reflect a general patentability requirement present in most patent laws, according to which an invention should be sufficiently inventive—i.e., non-obvious—in order to be patented. [1] In other words, " [the] nonobviousness principle asks whether the invention is an adequate distance beyond or above ...

  3. Patent application - Wikipedia

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    t. e. A patent application is a request pending at a patent office for the grant of a patent for an invention described in the patent specification [notes 1] and a set of one or more claims stated in a formal document, including necessary official forms and related correspondence. It is the combination of the document and its processing within ...

  4. Provisional application - Wikipedia

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    Under United States patent law, a provisional application is a legal document filed in the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), that establishes an early filing date, but does not mature into an issued patent unless the applicant files a regular non-provisional patent application within one year.

  5. United States patent law - Wikipedia

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    United States patent law. The United States is considered to have the most favorable legal regime for inventors and patent owners in the world. [1] Under United States law, a patent is a right granted to the inventor of a (1) process, machine, article of manufacture, or composition of matter, (2) that is new, useful, and non-obvious.

  6. Prior art - Wikipedia

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    t. e. Prior art (also known as state of the art[1] or background art[2]) is a concept in patent law used to determine the patentability of an invention, in particular whether an invention meets the novelty and the inventive step or non-obviousness criteria for patentability. In most systems of patent law, [3] prior art is generally defined as ...

  7. Continuing patent application - Wikipedia

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    A "continuation application" is a patent application filed by an applicant who wants to pursue additional claims to an invention disclosed in an earlier application of the applicant (the "parent" application) that has not yet been issued or abandoned. The continuation uses the same specification as the pending parent application, claims the ...

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