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NON BREVETABLE [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-12-01
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Patents (Law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- non-patentable subject matter
1, record 1, English, non%2Dpatentable%20subject%20matter
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- excluded subject-matter 1, record 1, English, excluded%20subject%2Dmatter
correct
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Brevets d'invention (Droit)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- objet non brevetable
1, record 1, French, objet%20non%20brevetable
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2005-02-01
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Patents (Law)
- Copyright, Patent and Trademark Law
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- unpatentable invention
1, record 2, English, unpatentable%20invention
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- non-patentable invention 2, record 2, English, non%2Dpatentable%20invention
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
An early filing date can mean the difference between a patentable and an unpatentable invention. In the United States, a number of events can make an invention unpatentable if they occur more than one year before the earliest filing date ascribed to a patent application for that invention. 3, record 2, English, - unpatentable%20invention
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
In the case of a non-patentable invention, inventorship will be determined under such principles by treating such invention as if it were patentable. 4, record 2, English, - unpatentable%20invention
Record 2, Key term(s)
- nonpatentable invention
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Brevets d'invention (Droit)
- Propriété industrielle et intellectuelle
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- invention non brevetable
1, record 2, French, invention%20non%20brevetable
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Patentes de invención (Derecho)
- Derecho de propiedad industrial e intelectual
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- invención no patentable
1, record 2, Spanish, invenci%C3%B3n%20no%20patentable
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1997-01-01
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Chemical Elements and Compounds
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- unpatentable substance 1, record 3, English, unpatentable%20substance
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Éléments et composés chimiques
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- composé non brevetable
1, record 3, French, compos%C3%A9%20non%20brevetable
masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Source : Vocabulaire du SIDA - Terminologie. 1, record 3, French, - compos%C3%A9%20non%20brevetable
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1993-11-17
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Copyright
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- unpatentable
1, record 4, English, unpatentable
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
.... the inventive character of an invention ... found in software or in a microprogram did not in itself render the invention unpatentable. 1, record 4, English, - unpatentable
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Droits d'auteur
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- non brevetable
1, record 4, French, non%20brevetable
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] le caractère inventif d'une invention [résidant] dans un logiciel ou dans un microprogramme ne rendait pas en soi l'invention non brevetable. 1, record 4, French, - non%20brevetable
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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