Alina Is a Surgeon and Invented a New Method for Suturing

question 18

Multiple Choice

Alina is a surgeon and invented a new method for suturing incisions.Why is Alina's invention incapable of being patented?

• A) Permitting the patenting of surgical methods would be contrary to public policy.
• B) Her idea does not involve an inventive step.
• C) Her method is based on a scientific principle.
• D) Her method is merely a new process.

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