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invention

any art or process (way of doing or making things), machine, manufacture, design, or composition of matter, or any new and useful improvement thereof, or any variety of plant, which is or may be patentable under the patent laws of the United States.

-- see 35 USC 100 for more

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American Psychological Association (APA)

invention. (n.d.). United States Patent and Trademark Office Glossary. Retrieved March 28, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/invention.

Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

invention. www.uspto.gov. United States Patent and Trademark Office Glossary. USPTO. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/invention (accessed: March 28, 2023).

Modern Language Association (MLA)

"invention." United States Patent and Trademark Office Glossary. USPTO. 28 March. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/invention.
Browse Related Terms: common inventor, design patent, design patent application, invention, plant application (patent), Plant Patent, UPR, utility patent, utility patent application

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In the United States, in order to have a patentable invention, one must have a development that is useful, novel (no single prior art reference shows the identical development), and unobvious to one skilled in the art at the time the invention was made, which is assumed to be the filing date of the patent application.

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American Psychological Association (APA)

invention. (n.d.). Understanding "Patentese" - A Patent Glossary. Retrieved March 28, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/invention.

Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

invention. www.tms.org. Understanding "Patentese" - A Patent Glossary. Arnold Silverman and George Stacey. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/invention (accessed: March 28, 2023).

Modern Language Association (MLA)

"invention." Understanding "Patentese" - A Patent Glossary. Arnold Silverman and George Stacey. 28 March. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/invention.
A solution to a technical problem (i.e., technology) that may or not be patentable.

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American Psychological Association (APA)

invention. (n.d.). Glossary of Patent Terms. Retrieved March 28, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/invention.

Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

invention. www.webpatent.com. Glossary of Patent Terms. Robert M. Hunter, Ph.D.. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/invention (accessed: March 28, 2023).

Modern Language Association (MLA)

"invention." Glossary of Patent Terms. Robert M. Hunter, Ph.D.. 28 March. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/invention.
Browse Related Terms: Background of the Invention, crowded art, Examining Group, Field of Endeavor, Field of the Invention, invention, Knowledge-based Expert System, long-felt need, Patent Search, Pioneer Invention, Pioneer Patent, Technical Field, Title of Invention, utility patent

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