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PATENTABLE COMBINATION [1 record]

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Record 1 2005-04-26

English

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

Unless the combination accomplishes some new result, the mere multiplicity of elements does not make it patentable. So long as each element performs some old and well-known function, the result is not a patentable combination, but an aggregation of elements.

French

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

On désigne par «combinaison brevetable» toute combinaison dans laquelle les éléments ou étapes d'un procédé interagissent de façon inattendue ou de façon connue pour produire un résultat ou un effet non évident.

Spanish

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