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The Patents Act 1977 outlines four conditions for a patentable invention: the invention must be new, involve an inventive step, be capable of industrial application, and not be excluded by specified subsections. A patent may only be granted if an invention meets these conditions, and the patent office assesses the invention during the application process.

Section 1: Patentability Sections (1.01 – 1.47) last updated: January2024. Section 1: Patentable inventions 1.01 The Patents Act 1977 sets out for the first time to codify what is meant by a patentable invention. Previous legislation up to and including the 1949 Act had merely repeated the stipulation, originally set out in the Statute of

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Section 1: Patentability Sections (1.01 – 1.47) last updated: January2024. Section 1: Patentable inventions 1.01 The Patents Act 1977 sets out for the first time to codify what is meant by a patentable invention. Previous legislation up to and including the 1949 Act had merely repeated the stipulation, originally set out in the Statute of

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