Which of the following is not a criterion that must be satisfied before patent can be granted?
A)The object of the patent must be nonobvious.
B)The subject of the patent must be fixed.
C)The object of the patent must be useful.
D)The object of the patent must be novel.
E)The subject of the patent must be patentable.

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A)For patent protection to be granted,four criteria must be satisfied.First,the
subject matter of the patent must be patentable.Second,the object of the patent must be novel,or new.No one else must have previously made or published the plans for this object.Third,the object must be useful,unless it is a design.It must provide some utility to society.Fourth,the object must be nonobvious.The invention must not be one that a person of ordinary skill in the trade could have easily discovered.

Which of the Following Is Not a Criterion That Must