Guidelines for Examination
PART C
 CHAPTER IV PATENTABILITY
CHAPTER IV Annex EXAMPLES RELATING TO THE REQUIREMENT OF INVENTIVE STEP INDICATORS (see IV, 9.13)
3. Obvious selection? 		 

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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?     4. Overcoming a technical prejudice?4. Overcoming a technical prejudice?  
 

3.

Obvious selection?

 
3.1 Obvious and consequently non-inventive selection among a number of known possibilities:

3.2 Not obvious and consequently inventive selection among a number of known possibilities:

Index:CHAPTER IV PATENTABILITYCHAPTER IV Annex EXAMPLES RELATING TO THE REQUIREMENT OF INVENTIVE STEP INDICATORS (see IV, 9.13) 2. Obvious combination of features? 4. Overcoming a technical prejudice?

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