Under U.S.patent law,which of the following is one of the mandatory requirements to be met by a new invention in order to be eligible for patent protection?
A) It must be obvious.
B) It must be novel.
C) It must substitute one material for another.
D) It must substitute an element for an equivalent element.

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In order to be eligible for patent protection, an invention must be new/novel, meaning it must not have been publicly disclosed or exist in the prior art. The other options (A, C, and D) are not requirements for patent eligibility.

Under USPatent Law,which of the Following Is One of the Mandatory