European Patent Office reports record number of patent filings
Increasing interest from Chinese and US businesses was responsible for the number of European patent filings reaching a record total last year, data from the European Patent Office has revealed.
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We have discussed “NOVELTY ” in detail in the earlier post. Now we will understand inventive step, which is second most important criteria for getting your patent application granted. Always, patent applications are validate for novelty first. If the examiner cites citation(s), which can destroy novelty, then no further search and analysis is conducted.