September 29, 2017 By Russell D. Nugent Is My Invention Patentable: What is Nonobviousness? For a patent to issue, it must contain a description of an invention that is novel and nonobvious. This requirement is codified in 35 U.S.C. §103 (“Section … [Read more...] about Is My Invention Patentable: What is Nonobviousness?