Novelty (patent)
| Patentability Requirements |
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| -Novelty |
| -Non-obviousness |
| -Inventive step |
| -Utility |
| -Industrial applicability |
| Topics |
| -Prior art |
| -Person skilled in the art |
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Novelty is a patentability test, according to which an invention is not patentable if it was already known before the date of filing, or before the date of priority if a priority is claimed, of the patent application.
See also
- Doctrine of inherency
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