Today, we want to discuss something you can do in your patent applications to drastically increase your chances of getting them granted as patents. In order to get a patent, an invention has to be novel, and it has to be non-obvious. An invention is “novel” when no single piece of prior art discloses all…
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Sometimes the best defense is a good offense. Clients often assume that they are entitled to a patent because no single piece of prior art shows all of their invention. In that case the invention may be novel. However, it does not mean that it is non-obvious. To qualify for a U.S. patent, an invention…
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