Criteria for Determining the Relation or Similarity among Technical Contents in Examining the Inventive Step

As per Paragraph 2, Article 22 of the Patent Act, an invention that is without the circumstances prescribed in Paragraph 1, Article 22 of the Same Act but can be easily made by a person ordinarily skilled in the art based on prior art shall not be patented, which is the relevant provision of the Patent Act on the "Inventive Step." In practice, ... More