In order to be patentable, an invention must, among other things, be novel. If a researcher or student publicly discloses information about his/her invention before filing a patent application, such disclosure could have the effect of barring the invention from being patented. This is because many
Date: January 14, 2020
要想获得专利,除其他外,发明必须尤其具有新颖性。如果研究人员或学生在提交专利申请之前公开披露有关其发明的信息,此类披露可能会影响发明获得专利。这是因为许多国家都采用所谓的普遍新颖性要求,意味着在提交专利申请之前,在世界上任何一个国家公布或以其他方式公开提供信息可能会破坏发明的新颖性。<br