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• A requirement for patentability. If an invention has been used or was known to others it is probably no longer novel and therefore not eligible for patent protection.

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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  Novelty. (n.d.). Glossary of Patent Legal Terms. Retrieved March 21, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/novelty.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  Novelty. research.hsc.unt.edu. Glossary of Patent Legal Terms. University of North Texas. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/novelty (accessed: March 21, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Novelty." Glossary of Patent Legal Terms. University of North Texas. 21 March. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/novelty.

• One of the conditions that an invention must meet in order to be patentable. Novelty is present if no single piece of prior art discloses every element of the claimed invention.

  Arnold Silverman and George Stacey - Cite This Source - This Definition
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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  Novelty. (n.d.). Understanding "Patentese" - A Patent Glossary. Retrieved March 21, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/novelty.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  Novelty. www.tms.org. Understanding "Patentese" - A Patent Glossary. Arnold Silverman and George Stacey. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/novelty (accessed: March 21, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Novelty." Understanding "Patentese" - A Patent Glossary. Arnold Silverman and George Stacey. 21 March. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/novelty.

• New; not anticipated by (taught by) the prior art. MPEP 2131.

  Robert M. Hunter, Ph.D. - Cite This Source - This Definition
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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  Novelty. (n.d.). Glossary of Patent Terms. Retrieved March 21, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/novelty.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  Novelty. www.webpatent.com. Glossary of Patent Terms. Robert M. Hunter, Ph.D.. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/novelty (accessed: March 21, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Novelty." Glossary of Patent Terms. Robert M. Hunter, Ph.D.. 21 March. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/novelty.

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