Reasons for Rejection

Reasons for Rejection are set forth in Patent Law article 49.

The reasons oftenly notified are as follows.

Lack of novelty [Patent Law 29(1)]
Lack of inventive-step [Patent Law 29(2)]
Lack of novelty due to prior art effect [Patent Law 29-2]
Non-satisfaction of enablement requirement
Non-satisfaction of requirement of support in specification [Patent Law 36(6)1]
Non-satisfaction of requirement of clarity of claims [Patent Law 36(6)2]
Non-satisfaction of requirement of brevity of claims [Patent Law 36(6)3]
Inappropriate amendment [Patent Law 17-2(3)(4)] (See, Requirements for Amendment)
Lack of Unity of Invention [Patent Law 37]