Obviousness

Term: Obviousness

Definition: The requirement that to qualify for patent protection an invention must not only be new but also sufficiently inventive, i.e., non-obvious to someone with ordinary skill in the area of technology related to the invention.  See 35 U.S.C. Section 103.


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