Guidelines for Examination
PART C
 CHAPTER IV PATENTABILITY
CHAPTER IV Annex EXAMPLES RELATING TO THE REQUIREMENT OF INVENTIVE STEP INDICATORS (see IV, 9.13)
1. Application of known measures? 		 

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PART C
CHAPTER IV PATENTABILITYCHAPTER IV PATENTABILITY
CHAPTER IV Annex EXAMPLES RELATING TO THE REQUIREMENT OF INVENTIVE STEP INDICATORS (see IV, 9.13)CHAPTER IV Annex EXAMPLES RELATING TO THE REQUIREMENT OF INVENTIVE STEP INDICATORS (see IV, 9.13)
       2. Obvious combination of features?2. Obvious combination of features?  
 

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Application of known measures?

 
1.1 Inventions involving the application of known measures in an obvious way and in respect of which an inventive step is therefore to be ruled out:

1.2 Inventions involving the application of known measures in a non-obvious way and in respect of which an inventive step is therefore to be recognised:

Index:CHAPTER IV PATENTABILITYCHAPTER IV Annex EXAMPLES RELATING TO THE REQUIREMENT OF INVENTIVE STEP INDICATORS (see IV, 9.13)  2. Obvious combination of features?

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