When the Lumière Brothers and other pioneers began showing off this new invention, it was by no means obvious how it would be used.

当卢米埃尔兄弟和其他先驱们开始展示这项新发明时，人们根本不知道它该如何使用。

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To be patentable an invention must be novel, useful and non-obvious.

要获得专利，发明必须具备新颖性、实用性和非显易见性。

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To be eligible for a patent, an invention must not just be novel, but also useful and non-obvious.

一项可专利的发明不仅内容要新奇，也要具备实用和非显而易见性。

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Teleflex wanted KSR to pay royalties for its device, but KSR refused, saying the Teleflex pedal was an obvious invention that didn't warrant a patent.

FORBES: Getting A Patent Just Got Harder

The defendants counter that Astra's supposed invention is obvious and not patentable or that, even if the patent is valid, their versions don't infringe.

FORBES: Hard to Swallow

In my opinion, none of the suggestions offered at the conference would change the real problem, which is that the Patent Office examiners are too quick to issue software patents where the so-called invention is obvious to one skilled in the art.

FORBES: Misconceptions About Software Patents