Keep your invention secret
In order for you to obtain a patent for your invention, it must not be known in at the time you file your application.
Requirements for patents
In order to obtain a patent for your invention, it must meet certain conditions: it must be novel, inventive, and industrially applicable, which means that it must solve a problem using technology. These requirements are described in greater detail in the sections below.
Novelty and novelty determination
In order to obtain a patent for your invention, it must meet certain requirements, one of the most important is that the invention is novel (new).
Inventive step
To obtain a patent for an invention, it must be substantially different from the prior art.
Industrially applicable
In order for you to obtain a patent for your invention, it must be able to have industrial applicability.
Priority and filing date
Priority means that those who have submitted an application in one country are able to submit an application for the same invention in another country within twelve months and have the second application considered to have been submitted simultaneously with the first with regard to its novelty. However, each application has a different filing date.
Exclusions and obstacles
To be an invention within the purview of patent law, an invention cannot consist solely of: A...
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2023-02-08