unpatentable over art
unpatentable over art, adj. Patents. (Of an invention) ineligible for patent protection because of obviousness or the lack of novelty. [Cases: Patents 16(2). C.J.S. Patents § 69.]
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Section 102 rejection
Rejection of a patent application for lack of novelty. 35 USCA § 102. [Cases: Patents 37. C.J.S. Patents §§ 29–30.]
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functional
functional a. 有作用的；实用的 指具有或执行某一功能。专利法中，如果「方法」〔means〕或「装置」〔mechanism〕等词用于描述一项发明的新颖性〔novelty〕，就可以表示发明人的权利请求是基于发明的实用性。