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Practice question: Patentable vs. Non-Patentable Inventions

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Practice question

Under IPCode Section27, when is an invention industrially applicable?
  1. When it can be produced and used in any industry
  2. Only after the applicant has sold one million units
  3. Only when it is aesthetically attractive
  4. Only if it is kept permanently secret
  5. Only if every country has already patented it

Legal references

  • RA8293 IP Code: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1997/ra_8293_1997.html Sections22.2,22.4–22.6,25 and27.
  • RA9502 Sections5–6 amending IPCode22.1 and26: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2008/ra_9502_2008.html Relevant amended patentability framework.

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