Prior art is also the basis for determining whether some new step claimed in the invention is obvious-and therefore not worthy of a patent.

先前技术也将决定此项发明中所声称的新措施其实显而易见——因此配不上是一项专利。

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"Invention" in the Patent Law means any new technical solution relating to a product, a process or improvement thereof.

专利法所称发明，是指对产品、方法或者其改进所提出的新的技术方案。

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Patent grants the inventor of a new product or process exclusive rights for a defined period to the manufacture, use, or sale of that invention.

专利是准许一个新产品或新设计程序的发明者在特定的期限内制造，使用或出售该发明的专有权。

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The government gave a patent to Edward J.Claghorn of New York City so that others would not copy his invention.

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To encourage homegrown American innovation we should make it easier to patent a new idea or a new invention.

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Our patent system was originally designed to foster innovation, and allow any person with a new, useful invention to practice the invention exclusively for a fixed period of time.

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