NOVELTY

novelty

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novelty. 1. Trade secrets. The newness of information that is generally unused or unknown and that gives its owner a competitive advantage in a business field. • In the law of trade secrets, novelty does not require independent conception or even originality. A rediscovered technique with marketable applications can qualify as a novelty and be […]

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novelty

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novelty n. (专利法)新颖性 某一发明可以获得专利的条件之一。如果申请专利的发明，其每一要素均未被现有技术〔prior art〕公开，则该发明具有新颖性。新颖性与现有技术的在先公开〔anticipation〕相对，若某一发明已因使用或出版而被公开，则该发明即缺乏新颖性。某一发明具有新颖性并非一定可获专利，还须符合实用性〔utility〕与非显而易见性〔nonobviousness〕的要求。 (→anticipation)

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