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Record 1 2005-01-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Patents (Law)
  • Copyright, Patent and Trademark Law
CONT

A useful invention solves a problem, improves on or proposes a new use for an existing product, or produces a desirable result. A non-obvious invention is one that would not have been obvious to a person having ordinary skill in the related technology at the time the invention was made.

OBS

An invention may be useful, novel, and nonobvious and still not repay the expense of filing and prosecuting the patent application to the point of issuance.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Brevets d'invention (Droit)
  • Propriété industrielle et intellectuelle
CONT

Un examinateur vérifie la demande, détermine s'il s'agit bien d'une invention utile et accepte ou non d'émettre le brevet.

OBS

Au sens de l'article 2 de la Loi sur les brevets, pour qu'une invention soit considérée utile, elle doit avoir une valeur industrielle. L'invention doit servir à quelque chose. Elle doit être utilisée dans un but fonctionnel. Les inventeurs doivent donc être en mesure d'expliquer au moins une façon de réaliser et de mettre en application leur invention d'une manière concrète.

Spanish

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