6.3. Selection from parameter ranges
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6.3.1 Selection of a sub-range

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6.3.1 Selection of a sub-range

a) Requirements for novelty: narrow, far removed and the "gold standard"
b) Purposive selection: a requirement for inventive step rather than novelty
c) Earlier case law: three requirements for novelty
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