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The invention must be non-obvious to the person possessed of an __________ in the art.

Section 2(1)(ja) of the Patents Act, 1970 defines inventive step as a feature that makes the invention not obvious to a person skilled in the art, meaning an ordinary…

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The invention must be non-obvious to the person possessed of an __________ in the art.

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Section 2(1)(ja) of the Patents Act, 1970 defines inventive step as a feature that makes the invention not obvious to a person skilled in the art, meaning an ordinary practitioner of "Average skill" in the relevant field, not an expert of "Excellent skill".

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