這三個(gè)術(shù)語(yǔ)是指美國(guó)等西方專(zhuān)利法（patent law)所規(guī)定的申請(qǐng)專(zhuān)利的二大基本要件（three basic requirements of patentability[1])。其中，utility為“實(shí)用性”，指能夠履行要求作為知識(shí)產(chǎn)權(quán)保護(hù)之發(fā)明主張的功能或達(dá)到其效果（capacity to perform a function or attain a result claimed for protection as intellectual property[2] ) ; nonobviousness為“非顯而易見(jiàn)性”，指發(fā)明必須不同于先前的技術(shù)，對(duì)發(fā)明領(lǐng)域具有通常技術(shù)的人而言其必須是非顯而易見(jiàn)的（The requirement that is quality must be demonstrated for an invention to be patentable. Nonobviousness may be demonstrated with evidence concerning prior art or with other objective evidence, such as commercial success or professional approval[3] ) ；novelty則為“新穎性”，指發(fā)明在形式（form)、功能（function)或性能(perfonnance)幾方面必須新穎，且不能在先前已經(jīng)取得專(zhuān)利，或出版說(shuō)明或?yàn)樗怂蚴褂茫↖f the invention has been previously patented，described in a publication，or known or used by others, it is not novel[4] ) 。
[1]參見(jiàn)李榮甫、宋雷主編：《法律英語(yǔ)教程》，法律出版社1999年版，第119 ~ 121 頁(yè)。"In patent law，utility is one of the three basic requirements of patentability, the others being nonobviousness and novelty" , Cf. Bryan A. Gamer, Black's Law Dictionary t 7th edition，at p. 1544, West Group (1999).
[2] Cf. Bryan A. Gamer, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th edition, at p. 1544, West Group (1999).
[3] Id. at p. 1079.
[4] Cf. USCA, Section 102 p. 35.
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