Legal standards for patentability

To be patentable, an invention must meet three key legal standards: it must be new (novel), meaning it cannot have been publicly disclosed before; it must be non-obvious, meaning it isn’t something that someone skilled in the field could easily figure out; and it must be useful (utility), meaning it serves a practical purpose. Essentially, these standards ensure that only genuine innovations that contribute to society are granted patent protection, encouraging creativity and development in various fields.