Disclosure must let a skilled person practice the invention; special deposits are required for certain micro?organisms.
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The description contains technical details, with contents and order set by regulations to support examination and claims.
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Claims define the scope of protection and must be clear, concise, and supported by the description.
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An inventive step exists when the invention is not obvious to a person skilled in the art considering prior art.
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For drugs, mere new forms, properties, or uses of known substances do not constitute an inventive step.
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Industrial applicability requires that the invention can be produced and used in any industry.
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The right to a patent belongs to the inventor, his heirs, or assigns, and jointly to joint inventors.
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Patentable inventions must be technical solutions that are new, involve an inventive step, and are industrially applicable.
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Between independent inventors, the first to file (or claim priority) obtains the right to the patent.
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Discoveries and scientific theories are excluded from patent protection; only applicable technical solutions may qualify.
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