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#Definition of a Patent

A patent is a legal document where everything attached mus be explained, it contains no judgments or opinions.

Typical structure of a patent is

----- Preamble
---claim1
---claim2
.....
---claimN

This is what you OWN!!



# Main criteria for a valid invention

• NOVELTY: a part or the combination is nove l
• OBVIOUSNESS: the invention produces unpredictable results
  or it was difficult to assemble
• FIELD OF USE: change the field of use

Most rejected applications are on obviousness (75%) and novelty (25%), rebuttal is performed 9:10.----


NOVELTY:


----- Preamble
---claim1
---claim2
.....
---claimN

At least one step needs to be novel

Rejection is made upon: 

statue of the law 102(novelty): exists in one form 

statue of the law 103(Obviousness): 




# Exclusion from the field

Guy A patents a wagon (WA)
Guy B patents a red wagon (WA_red)

Guy A can used WA and WA_red
Guy B can only use WA_red and not WA