Section 9: Inventive step. An invention shall be considered as involving an inventive step if it has not
The Patents Ordinance, 2000 · Civil Laws · Legal status not independently verified
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9. Inventive step. An invention shall be considered as involving an inventive step if it has not been obvious to a person, prior to the date of application for a patent, skilled in the art having regard to any matter which forms part of the state of art by virtue of 4* * * section 8.
Effective date: 2000-01-01
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