Novelty. (1) An invention shall be new if it has not been anticipated by prior art. (2) Prior art shall consist of everything made available to the public, in any place and by any means or method, before the filing date either of the patent application or of a patent application filed abroad the priority of which has been validly claimed. (3) The novelty of an invention shall not be denied if, during the 12 months preceding the date specified in paragraph (2) above, the invention has been the subject of a disclosure resulting from (a) an obvious violation committed against the applicant or his predecessor in title; (b) the fact that the applicant or his predecessor in title has displayed it at an official or officially recognized international exhibition.
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Samples: Revising Agreement, Agreement Revising the Bangui Agreement, Agreement Revising the Bangui Agreement on the Creation of an African Intellectual Property Organization
Novelty.
(1) An invention shall be new if it has not been anticipated by prior art.
(2) Prior art shall consist of everything made available to the public, in any place anywhere and by any means or method, before the filing date either of the patent application or of a patent application filed abroad the priority of which has been validly claimed.
(3) The novelty of an invention shall not be denied if, during the 12 months preceding the date specified in paragraph (2) above, the invention has been the subject of a disclosure resulting from:
(a) an obvious violation committed against the applicant person filing the application or his predecessor in title;its author; or
(b) the fact that the applicant person filing the application or his predecessor in title its author has displayed it at an official or officially recognized international exhibition;
(4) Any patent application whose filing date is earlier than a subsequent application, but whose publication was made on that date or on a later date shall be part of the prior art.
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Samples: Bamako Agreement, Bangui Agreement
Novelty.
(1) An invention shall be new if it has not been anticipated by prior art.
(2) Prior art shall consist of everything made available to the public, in any place and by any means or method, before the filing date either of the patent application or of a patent application filed abroad the priority of which has been validly claimed.
(3) The novelty of an invention shall not be denied if, during the 12 months preceding the date specified in paragraph (2) above, the invention has been the subject of a disclosure resulting from
(a) an obvious violation committed against the applicant or his predecessor in title;
(b) the fact that the applicant or his predecessor in title has displayed it at an official or officially recognized international exhibition.
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Samples: Bangui Agreement, Agreement Revising the Bangui Agreement
