RA 165 Section 9

Invention not considered new or patentable.

Section 9

SEC. 9. Invention not considered new or patentable.—An invention shall be considered new or capable of being patented if it was known or used by others in the Philippines before the invention thereof by the inventor named in a application for patent for the invention; or if it was patented or described in any printed publication in the Philippines or any foreign country more than one year before the application for patent therefor; or if it had been in public use or on sale in the Philippines for more than one year before the application for a patent therefor; or if it is the subject matter of a validly issued patent in the Philippines granted on an application for patent therefor.

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CitationRA 165 Section 9 (LawPlayer, data as of July 4, 2026)

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