Key requirements for patentability - Patent Guide - Flipbook - Page 5
Key requirements for patentability
NOVELTY
Novelty requires that your invention is new - or
simply that there has been no public disclosure
before filing. Make sure to keep your invention
confidential so as not to invalidate your
application.
INVENTIVE
STEP
Your invention should not be obvious to anyone
with knowledge or experience in your field
EXCLUDED
SUBJECT
MATTER
UK legislation excludes certain categories of
inventions, including:
Creative and presentational work - artistic
works, and data presentation
Abstract or intellectual activities - discoveries,
theories, and mathematical methods
Medical methods – diagnosis and treatment
for both animals and humans
Non-technical software - without a technical
purpose (i.e. app)
Business methods – financial or
administrative
Patent Guide - Front Cover - Patent Guide - Flipbook - Page 1
Patent Guide - Flipbook - Page 2
What is a patent? - Patent Guide - Flipbook - Page 3
What types of inventions can be patented? - Patent Guide - Flipbook - Page 4
Key requirements for patentability - Patent Guide - Flipbook - Page 5
The patent process - stages 1 and 2 - Patent Guide - Flipbook - Page 6
The patent process - stages 3 and 4 - Patent Guide - Flipbook - Page 7
Typical patent timeline - filing and initial review - Patent Guide - Flipbook - Page 8
Typical patent timelines - the international decision - Patent Guide - Flipbook - Page 9
Typical patent timelines - publication and international search, and national and regional decisions - Patent Guide - Flipbook - Page 10
Typical patent timelines - after grant - Patent Guide - Flipbook - Page 11
Patent associated costs - Patent Guide - Flipbook - Page 12
Patent Guide - Flipbook - Page 13
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