Module 6

03/10/2024

Requirements for obtaining a patent - Overview

Requirements

Invention must be new

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• Invention must involve an inventive step

• Is capable of industrial application

• Invention does not fall into an excluded class

Section 1 Patents Act 1977 (PA77)

Article 52 European Patent Convention (EPC)

The Organisation for Professionals in Regulatory Affairs

Patents

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Requirements for obtaining patent - Novelty

• An invention is new if it does not form part of the “state of the art” • The “state of the art” comprises any information that has been previously disclosed to the public

Section 2 Patents Act 1977 (PA77)

Article 54 European Patent Convention (EPC)

The Organisation for Professionals in Regulatory Affairs

Patents

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