Inventive Steps
Inventive Steps
Inventive Steps
PATENT
For an invention to be registered As a patent
:
It must be new
It must involve inventive step
It must be capable of industrial
application
In united kingdom:
Characteristics of PSIA
The PSIA possesses:
ordinary knowledge of the technology in question.
ordinary practical skill in the technical field, such as
workshop technique.
common general knowledge in the relevant field.
Public knowledge is not necessarily common general
knowledge.
Common general knowledge: Some countries require
support by documentary evidence.
recommendation;
guide;
useful tool
Case by case, as appropriate
To support the objectivity and consistency of inventive step
assessment
To avoid hindsight
Essential elements
Identification of the claimed invention
Identification of a PSIA
Identification of the relevant prior art
Comparison between the claimed invention and the relevant prior art
Assessment of presence or lack of inventive step (non-obviousness)