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Novelty (patent)
Novelty is a patentability test, according to which an invention is not patentable if it was already known before the date of filing, or before the date of priority if a priority is claimed, of the patent application.
See also
- Doctrine of inherency
- Industrial application
- Inventive step
- Non-obviousness
- Prior art
- Utility
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