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What is a Person Skilled In The Art?

 , updated on October 21, 2016
Person skilled in the art is a hypothetical person that is used as a legal test for patent validity. It is a legal fiction that is used to test an invention for inventive step and non-obviousness. If an invention is likely to be obvious to a person skilled in the art given access to prior art, the invention is not considered not patentable.
Overview: Person Skilled In The Art
Type
Intellectual Property
Definition
A hypothetical person used to determine if an invention is non-obvious enough to be considered patentable.
Also Known As
Person having ordinary skill in the art
PHOSITA
Person of ordinary skill in the art
Skilled addressee
Skilled person
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