35 USC § 100(a): "The term “invention” means invention or discovery."
Art. 52 EPC: discoveries as such shall not be regarded as inventions.
But in common parance the two concepts are used interchangeably.
35 USC § 100(a): "The term “invention” means invention or discovery."
Art. 52 EPC: discoveries as such shall not be regarded as inventions.
But in common parance the two concepts are used interchangeably.