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1. Patentability in
India

2. Introduction
•Patent-
•Exclusive right
•Granted to the owner of
an invention
•Allows the owner to
prevent others from
making, using or selling
the invention without his
consent.

3. NUNS Test
Invention must meet an eligibility
criteria, to be patented
This is called- Patentability of an
invention
Patentability can be determined
using the NUNS Test

4. (N) Novelty
(U)
Utility/
Industrial
Applicability
(N) Non-
Obviousness
(S)
Statutory
Subject Matter

5. Novelty
Invention must be novel or new
It must not be anticipated by
any published document in the
world.

6. Utility/
Industrial
Applicability
• It must be capable of being made
or used in industry.
• It must have a practical purpose
and must not be purely theoretical
in nature.

7. Non-Obviousness/
Inventive step
• It must be capable of adding
something to the already existing
know-how in the industry.
• It must not be obvious to a person
skilled in the art.

8. Invention must satisfy the
restrictions imposed by the Patent
Act.
Sections 3 and 4 provide a list of
non-patentable inventions.
Any invention that falls within
those grounds will not qualify for
the patentability criteria.
Statutory
Subject
Matter

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