Q: Is invention a unique or novel device? ¶
A: Yes, and method, composition or process.
Q: Is invention actually an invention? ¶
A: Yes.
Q: Is invention cultural invention? ¶
A: Yes, and which is an innovative set of useful social behaviours adopted by people and passed on to others.
Q: Is invention also an important legal concept and central to patent law systems worldwide? ¶
A: Yes.
Q: Is invention often an exploratory process with an uncertain or unknown outcome? ¶
A: Yes.
Q: Is invention often a creative process? ¶
A: Yes.
Q: Is invention governed by Article 52 of the European Patent Convention? ¶
A: Yes, that excludes, e.g., discoveries as such and software as such.
Q: Are inventions of three kinds: scientific-technological? ¶
A: Yes, and sociopolitical , and humanistic, or cultural.
Q: Is invention quite different in American and European patent law? ¶
A: Yes.
Q: Is invention also an important component of artistic and design creativity? ¶
A: Yes.
Q: Is invention not inherently novel? ¶
A: Yes.
Q: Are inventions one of the chief examples of "positive externalities"? ¶
A: Yes, and a beneficial side-effect that falls on those outside a transaction or activity.