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<p><b>Patentable</b>, <b>statutory</b> or <b>patent-eligible subject matter</b> is subject matter of an invention that is considered appropriate for <a href="page.php?w=patent">patent</a> protection in a given jurisdiction. The laws and practices of many countries stipulate that certain types of inventions should be denied patent protection. Together with criteria such as <a href="page.php?w=novelty_%28patent%29">novelty</a>, <a href="page.php?w=inventive_step_and_non-obviousness">inventive step or nonobviousness</a>, <a href="page.php?w=utility_%28patent%29">utility</a></p><p>
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