novel
Novelty means that the invention or utility model does not belong to the prior art; Before the filing date, no unit or individual filed an application for the same invention or utility model with the administrative department for patent in the State Council, and it was recorded in the patent application documents published or announced after the filing date.
creativity
Creativity means that compared with the prior art, the invention has outstanding substantive features and remarkable progress, and the utility model has substantive features and progress.
feasibility
To judge, the following conditions should be met:
The patent law stipulates: "Practicality means that an invention or utility model can be manufactured or used and can produce positive effects."
Being able to manufacture or use means that the invention can be manufactured in large quantities in industries such as industry and agriculture, and applied to industrial and agricultural production and people's lives, and at the same time has a positive effect. It must be pointed out here that the patent law does not require that an invention or utility model has been put into production practice before applying for a patent, but it can be realized in the production of industries such as industry and agriculture through analysis and inference.
not obvious
Non-obviousness: the patented invention must be obviously different from the existing technology. Therefore, a patented invention must be a significant improvement on the existing technology or knowledge, not just a significant improvement on the known technology or knowledge. This rule is to prevent inventors from submitting patent applications with only minor modifications to existing products. It is not in line with the progressive spirit of this patent to use the known technology or to be familiar with this kind of technology, regardless of whether the efficacy is increased or not; The idea that people in this major or technical field want is obvious and can't apply for a patent.
Moderate disclosure
Full disclosure: In order to promote industrial development, the state entrusts the inventor with exclusive benefits, and the inventor needs to fully describe the structure and application mode of his invention, so as to facilitate others to implement the invention after obtaining the consent of the patentee or the expiration of the patent, or to realize the invention through patent authorization, reuse and re-invention. In this way, a valuable invention can contribute to the development of society and the country.