An objection to a patent or claim for a patent on the ground that the invention is not new or original is called an objection “for want of novelty”.
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TheLaw.com Law Dictionary & Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed.
An objection to a patent or claim for a patent on the ground that the invention is not new or original is called an objection “for want of novelty”.