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Law & Justice > Business Law A definition of "nonobviousness" in patent law: 1 of 4

So you have invented something "useful" and "new." Though both of those qualities are required, they are not sufficient to obtain a valid United States patent. In addition, your new invention must be "non-obvious." See 35 U.S.C. section 103 (a) (provided below). Obviousness is a matter of degree, which makes use of the term ...
Personal Finance > Investing Basics Best ways to invest your money for the long term: 10 of 21

There are a variety of investment options for a reason: they are not all suitable for all circumstances. In general, investments that may achieve higher rates of return come with greater risk of loss. In the instance of the stock market, those greater risks can be tempered, though not eliminated, by diversification and expan...
Pets & Animals > Animal Rights & Issues The case against animal testing: 8 of 15

"It's ok to eat fish, 'cause they don't have any feelings." Kurt Cobain A primary argument for sacrificial animal testing is, quite simply, that animals are different from humans, and therefore may be treated differently. This article questions the validity of that argument in light of modern socioethic theory, which places ...
Health & Fitness > Healthy Living & Wellness Maintaining cardiovascular health: 2 of 3

Perhaps more than any other common disease, the following adage applies to Cardiovascular Disease: "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure." It is the regrettable truth in the United States that physicians are generally poorly trained in simple preventative measures for heart disease, which fall into three basic cat...