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2. Your invention A + B  C

3. Your invention A + B  C

4. Your invention A + B  C New Use Known Use

5. Your invention

8. … … A+B A method for making a catalyst A catalyst A method of making a substrate A CNT synthesizing substrate A method of synthesizing CNT Carbon nanotubes A substrate comprising a new catalyst and carbon nanotubes An electron emission device An apparatus for synthesizing CNTs

9. So your invention could be… -A compound, -An intermediate to a novel and inventive compound, -A process to a novel and inventive compound, -A novel and inventive process, -A new and inventive composition, -New and inventive use of a known compound, -A device comprising a new and inventive compound, -A first medical use of a compound/composition, -A second medical use of a compound/composition, -…

10. Novelty  Invention must be novel at the time of filing  An invention shall be considered to be new if it does not form part of the state of the art.  The state of the art shall be held to comprise everything made available to the public by means of a written or oral description, by use, or in any other way, before the date of filing of the European patent application.

11. Inventive step  Invention must be inventive at the time of filing  An invention shall be considered as involving an inventive step if, having regard to the state of the art, it is not obvious to a person skilled in the art.

12. Novelty: State of the art (1)

13. Novelty: State of the art (2)

14. Novelty: State of the art (3)

15. Novelty: State of the art (4)

16. Novelty: State of the art (5)

17. Novelty/inventive step: Exercices (1) Prior art Wherein R is any substituent Invention

18. Novelty/inventive step: Exercices (1) Prior art Wherein R is any substituent Invention Novel

19. Novelty/inventive step: Exercices (1) Prior art Wherein R is any substituent Invention Novel Probably inventive

20. Novelty/inventive step: Exercices (1) Prior art Wherein R is any substituent Invention

21. Novelty/inventive step: Exercices (1) Prior art Wherein R is any substituent Invention Not Novel

22. Novelty/inventive step: Exercices (2) Prior artInvention

23. Novelty/inventive step: Exercices (2) Prior artInvention Novel

24. Novelty/inventive step: Exercices (2) Prior artinvention Novel Probably not inventive

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