美国专利申请中非显著性要件简析

The Standard of Non-obviousness of Patent Application under the Patent Law of the United States

美国专利法案规定美国专利发明应满足三个要件,即非显著性、新颖性及实用性(non-obviousness,noveltyandutil-ity)。非显著性是这三个要件中的一个最重要的标准之一。本文结合美国最高法院在求证非显著性要件的一些典型案例,分析讨论美国专利法专利申请中的几个重要法律问题。

The standard of non -obviousness is o ne of the most important tests in a patent application under the patent law of the United States.This paper discusses the key legal issues surrou nding the non -obviousness standard with detailed analysis of certain leading cases fr om the United States Supreme Court.