Did you know not all inventions are patentable?

Your invention should meet specific requirements:

• It must have a technical character;
• It must be novel and inventive;
• It must be susceptible to industrial application;
• It mustn't relate to subject-matter that is explicitly excluded from patentability.

The invention should solve a technical problem and should be defined in terms of technical features. However, the word “technical” is not defined, as it is unpredictable what an invention may possibly contain in the future. Only what is not technical can be defined and is thus excluded from patentability. Please contact us to help you find out!The invention should be novel. This means it may not be described by any disclosure that has been done anywhere in the world, in any language and at any time before the date of filing. In addition, it should also be inventive which means it should not be obvious with respect to the state-of-the-art. If you don’t know where to start, our team knows.

Your invention should have an industrial application but as this is considered obvious, this requirement is usually a minor hurdle. Luckily!

If you are eager to find out about non-patentable subject-matters, please contact our experts.