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Which of the following is NOT an invention under Section 3 of the Patents Act, 1970?

Section 3(c) excludes the mere discovery of a scientific principle, the formulation of an abstract theory, and the discovery of any living thing or non-living substance…

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Which of the following is NOT an invention under Section 3 of the Patents Act, 1970?

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Section 3(c) excludes the mere discovery of a scientific principle, the formulation of an abstract theory, and the discovery of any living thing or non-living substance occurring in nature, so all three are outside the meaning of invention.

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