Assertion: invention | /r/HasProperty | obvious
Facets:
value: to one skilled
type: OTHER
value: by the rest of the world
type: OTHER
value: by patents in the usa
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: To be patentable, an invention must be novel , have utility , and be non-obvious.
text: If your invention has already been disclosed by others, or your invention is an obvious change to or combination of other inventions, it is probably not patentable.
text: If you have an invention that you believe to be useful, novel, and non-obvious -- and would like to explore your options -- you should seek the counsel of a skilled patent law attorney in your state.
text: 1 Determine whether your invention is "new" and "non-obvious" by searching the literature in your field as well as patents in the USA and the rest of the world.
text: An invention is non-obvious if someone who is skilled in the field of the invention would consider the invention an unexpected or surprising development.
text: He concluded that the invention was indeed novel and not obvious and allowed the claims.
text: Patent law prohibits granting patents for inventions that are obvious to "one skilled in the art.
text: If the invention was obvious, it was not worthy of a patent.
text: If your invention has already been disclosed by others, or your invention is an obvious change to or combination of other inventions, it is probably not patentable.