Assertion: invention | /r/HasProperty | novel
Facets:
value: sufficiently
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: To be patentable, an invention must be novel , have utility , and be non-obvious.
text: The basic question remains whether an innovation is sufficiently novel and nonobvious to qualify for a patent, or is merely a combination of two existing patented inventions.
text: An invention is novel if it is different from other similar inventions in one or more of its parts.
text: The invention must be novel.
text: He concluded that the invention was indeed novel and not obvious and allowed the claims.
text: A utility patent can only be granted for inventions that are both novel and useful; in addition, improvements to existing inventions must be also be non-obvious and substantial to be eligible for patent protection.