Definition of "nonobvious" []

• Not obvious. (adjective)

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• "It wasn't an easy argument because, at least on the surface, McDonald's invention seemed to lack two of the five requirements for obtaining a patent: It didn't appear to be novel (different from what's already known) or to be what patent law calls "nonobvious" (meaning that it breaks new ground instead of just tweaking an invention that already exists)."
• "(Not all of these technologies will be patentable -- only those that are novel and "nonobvious," something that goes beyond what any skilled person in the relevant field would have done.) 15"
• "One could copyright one's code and also gain a patent over the "nonobvious," novel, and useful innovations inside the software."