HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTESJoint Research Agreement • November 6th, 2019
Contract Type FiledNovember 6th, 2019There is no provision corresponding to the first sen- tence explicitly stated in the present statutes, but the refusal of patents by the Patent Office, and the holding of patents invalid by the courts, on the ground of lack of invention or lack of patentable novelty has been fol- lowed since at least as early as 1850. This paragraph is added with the view that an explicit statement in the statute may have some stabilizing effect, and also to serve as a basis for the addition at a later time of some criteria which may be worked out.
Historical and Revision NotesJoint Research Agreement • June 28th, 2010
Contract Type FiledJune 28th, 2010There is no provision corresponding to the first sen- tence explicitly stated in the present statutes, but the refusal of patents by the Patent Office, and the holding of patents invalid by the courts, on the ground of lack of invention or lack of patentable novelty has been fol- lowed since at least as early as 1850. This paragraph is added with the view that an explicit statement in the statute may have some stabilizing effect, and also to serve as a basis for the addition at a later time of some criteria which may be worked out.