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OBVIOUS INVENTION [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-09-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Patents (Law)
- Copyright, Patent and Trademark Law
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- obvious invention
1, record 1, English, obvious%20invention
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
An "obvious" invention is one whose subject matter would have been obvious to a person having "ordinary skill in the art" at the time the invention was made. 2, record 1, English, - obvious%20invention
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Brevets d'invention (Droit)
- Propriété industrielle et intellectuelle
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- invention évidente
1, record 1, French, invention%20%C3%A9vidente
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Aux États-Unis, l'état de la technique peut rendre une invention évidente si l'invention était avant sa mise en pratique suggérée par une ou plusieurs références antérieures ou une combinaison de telles références. 2, record 1, French, - invention%20%C3%A9vidente
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Au Canada, une invention définie dans une revendication est dite évidente lorsqu'elle aurait été évidente pour une personne versée dans l'art ou la science dont relève l'invention à la lumière de la documentation disponible et des connaissances générales à la date de la revendication, comme le définit la Loi sur les brevets. 2, record 1, French, - invention%20%C3%A9vidente
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Patentes de invención (Derecho)
- Derecho de propiedad industrial e intelectual
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- invención evidente
1, record 1, Spanish, invenci%C3%B3n%20evidente
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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