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Re:White House responds to Patent Petition by cpeterso on Tuesday November 01, 2011 @04:39PM (#3184033)
> We've also issued new guidance to examiners to help ensure that patents cover only "new" and "non-obvious" inventions.

So "new" and "non-obvious" weren't already requirements?? That explains a lot.

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Re:White House responds to Patent Petition by anamax on Tuesday November 01, 2011 @10:44PM (#3185140)
> So "new" and "non-obvious" weren't already requirements?? That explains a lot.

On the off chance that you weren't being ironic, novelty and non-obviousness (to one "skilled in the art") have been requirements for decades.

The author of "we've issued new guidance" is either playing you for a sap or doesn't know patent law.

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