Module 6

03/10/2024

Requirements for obtaining patent – Inventive Step

• Not obvious to the person skilled in the art, having regard to any matters which form the state of the art.

Section 3 Patents Act 1977 (PA77)

Article 56 European Patent Convention (EPC)

The Organisation for Professionals in Regulatory Affairs

Patents

7

Requirements for obtaining patent – Industrial Application

• Capable of use in any industrial process, including agriculture • Excludes methods of treatment of the human or animal body by surgery or therapy

Section 4 Patents Act 1977 (PA77)

Article 57 European Patent Convention (EPC)

The Organisation for Professionals in Regulatory Affairs

Patents

8

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