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Nonobviousness

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-003450

A requirement for patentability, dictating that an invention must not be readily apparent to a person having ordinary skill in the art at the time the invention was made. This criterion prevents the patenting of minor improvements or combinations of existing elements that would be obvious to someone knowledgeable in the field. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) evaluates nonobviousness under 35 U.S.C. § 103.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-003450
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-003450",
  "term": "Nonobviousness",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "A requirement for patentability, dictating that an invention must not be readily apparent to a person having ordinary skill in the art at the time the invention was made. This criterion prevents the patenting of minor improvements or combinations of existing elements that would be obvious to someone knowledgeable in the field. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) evaluates nonobviousness under 35 U.S.C. § 103.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/nonobviousness/"
}

Record 3,436 of 5,441 in Law terminology (MLC-0107). Request the full dataset.