Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
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nonobviousness. Patents.
1. (Of an invention) the quality of being sufficiently different from the prior art that, at the time the invention was made, it would not have been obvious to a person having ordinary skill in the art relevant to the invention. 2. The requirement that this quality must be demonstrated for an invention to be patentable. ( Nonobviousness may be demonstrated with evidence concerning prior art or with other objective evidence, such as commercial success or professional approval. 35 USCA ยง 103. Cf. NOVELTY.
obviousness
n. Patents. The quality or state of being easily apparent to a person with ordinary skill in a given art, considering the scope and content of the prior art, so that the person could reasonably believe that, at the time it was conceived, the invention was to be expected. ( An invention that is determined to be obvious cannot be patented. - obvious, adj. Cf. NONOBVIOUSNESS.
obviousness double patenting
. See DOUBLE PATENTING.