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INGENIOUS PATENTS [1 record]

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Record 1 2012-06-07

English

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

A development or an improvement is considered ingenious if it is not obvious to workers of average skill in this area of technology.

CONT

Ingenious: Characterized by or productive of new things or new ideas: creative, innovative, innovatory, inventive, original.

Key term(s)
  • ingenious patents

French

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

Se dit d'un changement ou d'une amélioration qui n'aurait pas été évident pour les personnes du métier normalement compétentes.

Key term(s)
  • brevets ingénieux

Spanish

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