Practice question
Under IP Code section 21, a patentable technical solution must satisfy which substantive combination?
- Only popularity and a large advertising budget.
- Only commercial success.
- Novelty, inventive step and industrial applicability.
- Only the applicant's personal belief in originality.
- Only an attractive brand name.
Legal references
- Intellectual Property Code, RA 8293, sections 21–27, https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1997/ra_8293_1997.html
- RA 9502, sections 5–6 amending IP Code sections 22.1 and 26, https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2008/ra_9502_2008.html
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