On determining the requirement of the inventive step, an examiner found that a reference, as prior art, would lead a person with ordinary skill in the art (PHOSITA) in a direction divergent from the path that was taken in the claim concerned under the patent application. Based upon the aforesaid fact, which of the following is true?
AThe aforesaid fact might be regarded evidence supporting the inventive step of the claim concerned.正確答案
BThe aforesaid fact might be regarded evidence opposing the inventive step of the claim concerned.
CThe aforesaid fact might be regarded evidence supporting the novelty of the claim concerned.
DThe aforesaid fact might be regarded evidence supporting the enablement of the claim concerned.
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