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UNOBVIOUS INVENTION [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-09-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Patents (Law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- search of the prior art
1, record 1, English, search%20of%20the%20prior%20art
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- prior art search 2, record 1, English, prior%20art%20search
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
If, after performing a search, the examiner has reasonable grounds to believe that the invention is novel and unobvious in view of the state of the art, a statement is made in the examiner's report that a search of the prior art has failed to reveal any pertinent references. 3, record 1, English, - search%20of%20the%20prior%20art
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Brevets d'invention (Droit)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- recherche d'antériorités
1, record 1, French, recherche%20d%27ant%C3%A9riorit%C3%A9s
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- recherche sur l'état de la technique 2, record 1, French, recherche%20sur%20l%27%C3%A9tat%20de%20la%20technique
feminine noun
- recherche de l'état de la technique 3, record 1, French, recherche%20de%20l%27%C3%A9tat%20de%20la%20technique
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Si, après avoir effectué une recherche, l’examinateur a des motifs raisonnables de croire que l’invention est nouvelle et non évidente compte tenu de l’état de la technique, il énonce dans son rapport que sa recherche d’antériorités n’a pas révélé de références pertinentes. 4, record 1, French, - recherche%20d%27ant%C3%A9riorit%C3%A9s
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Patentes de invención (Derecho)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- búsqueda del estado de la técnica
1, record 1, Spanish, b%C3%BAsqueda%20del%20estado%20de%20la%20t%C3%A9cnica
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2005-03-24
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Patents (Law)
- Copyright, Patent and Trademark Law
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- unobvious invention
1, record 2, English, unobvious%20invention
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- non-obvious invention 2, record 2, English, non%2Dobvious%20invention
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
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. 3, record 2, English, - unobvious%20invention
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
A patent is a right granted by the government to inventors(or more usually nowadays companies) in return for disclosure of an invention. In return for the public disclosure of a new and unobvious invention, the state gives the patent owner the right to stop other people using that invention for a certain period of time(maximum 20 years). 4, record 2, English, - unobvious%20invention
Record 2, Key term(s)
- nonobvious invention
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Brevets d'invention (Droit)
- Propriété industrielle et intellectuelle
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- invention non évidente
1, record 2, French, invention%20non%20%C3%A9vidente
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
C'est l'invention qui n'est pas évidente pour «l'Homme de l'art», c'est-à-dire une personne familière avec le domaine de l'invention et possédant des connaissances générales et ordinaires. 2, record 2, French, - invention%20non%20%C3%A9vidente
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La nécessité de confirmer expérimentalement un résultat raisonnablement escompté n'a pas pour effet de rendre une invention non évidente. 3, record 2, French, - invention%20non%20%C3%A9vidente
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Il importe de mentionner que la non-évidence [d'une invention] est établie selon l'état de la technique connue relative à l'invention. 2, record 2, French, - invention%20non%20%C3%A9vidente
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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