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nonobviousness

nonobviousness noun: the state or condition of being nonobvious.

Noun

nonobviousness (uncountable)

  1. The state or condition of being nonobvious.
    • “If KSR raises the bar for nonobviousness, Judge Stein may need to rethink his conclusion that the Plavix patent is not obvious,” said C. Scott Hemphill, an associate professor of law at Columbia University .2007 January 20, Stephanie Saul, “Patent Trial Near, Bristol-Myers Counts on Resilience”, in New York Times

Origin of nonobviousness

From nonobvious + -ness.

Questions about nonobviousness

What does nonobviousness mean?
Nonobviousness means the state or condition of being nonobvious.
What part of speech is nonobviousness?
Nonobviousness is a noun.

Words near nonobviousness in the dictionary

  1. nonobstructive
  2. nonobtainable
  3. nonobtrusive
  4. nonobtuse
  5. nonobvious
  6. nonobviousness
  7. Nonoc
  8. nonoccidental
  9. nonoccipital
  10. nonoccludable
  11. nonoccluded

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