nonobviousness of invention
1nonobviousness — A requirement for patent protection. A new invention must produce unexpected or surprising new results that are not anticipated by the existing technology (or prior art). A nonobvious invention is unexpected by a person with ordinary skill in the …
2nonobviousness — In patent law, a requirement for the issuing of a patent. An invention is nonobvious if it would be viewed by a skilled practitioner in the field as a real step forward and an unexpected development. Inventions that merely extend prior art… …
3Inventive step and non-obviousness — Patent law (patents for inventions) …
4Graham v. John Deere Co. — SCOTUSCase Litigants=Graham v. John Deere Co. ArgueDate=October 14 ArgueYear=1965 DecideDate=February 21 DecideYear=1966 FullName=William T. Graham, et al. v. John Deere Co. of Kansas City, et al., together with No. 37, Calmar, Inc. v. Cook… …
5Patentable subject matter — Patent law (patents for inventions) …
6Sealed crustless sandwich — A sealed crustless sandwich is a type of sandwich which has a filling sealed between two layers of bread. The two layers of bread are crimped together to seal in the filling and the crust is removed. A popular variety is peanut butter and… …
7patent search — A search of all existing or publicly available information to determine whether an invention is new (novel) and whether persons with ordinary skill in the field could have deduced it (nonobvious). A patent search usually begins with a review of… …
8utility patent — The most common type of patent; issued for useful inventions that are new (novel) and that produce results that are not expected by those working in the field of invention (nonobvious). A utility patent lasts for 20 years from the patent… …
