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Patent- 5 Elements
1. Patentable subject matter- (“any… process, machine, manufacture, or…composition of matter”) (§101)
2. Utility- rarely at issue (“useful”) (§101)
3. Novelty (“new”) (§102)
4. Nonobviousness (§103)
a. scope and content of prior art
b. differences between prior art and claims at issue
c. level of ordinary skill in pertinent art
d. secondary considerations such as commercial success or failure of others
5. Enablement- patent application must describe invention in such detail as to enable any person skilled in art to make and use the same (§112)
2. Utility- rarely at issue (“useful”) (§101)
3. Novelty (“new”) (§102)
4. Nonobviousness (§103)
a. scope and content of prior art
b. differences between prior art and claims at issue
c. level of ordinary skill in pertinent art
d. secondary considerations such as commercial success or failure of others
5. Enablement- patent application must describe invention in such detail as to enable any person skilled in art to make and use the same (§112)
