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Trek Technology (Singapore) Pte Ltd v FE Global Electronics (Patent Innovation)

[2005] SGCA 29
JurisdictionSingapore
CourtSingapore Court of Appeal
Year2005
StatusBinding authority

Summary

Inventive step for patent validity is assessed by whether the claimed invention would have been obvious to a person skilled in the art having regard to the state of the art.

Key Principle

The inventive step requirement for a patent is assessed by asking whether the claimed invention would have been obvious to a person skilled in the art having regard to the state of the art.

Area of Law

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