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2.5.3.8 Invention in the Purpose

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"It is not permissible to claim an article which as an article, requires no inventive ingenuity merely because, if used in a particular way, it will be useful in achieving a particular purpose."

Mullard Radio Valve Co. Ltd. V. British Belmont Radio Ltd. and Juviler (1939) 56 RPC 1 at page 15.

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