Patent Novelty and Non-Obviousness Check

Assess patentability of: $ARGUMENTS

Adapted from /novelty-check for patent legal standards. Research novelty is NOT the same as patent novelty.

Constants

• REVIEWER_MODEL = gpt-5.5 — Model used via Codex MCP for cross-model examiner verification
• NOVELTY_STANDARD = patent — Always use legal patentability standard, not research contribution standard

Inputs

1. Invention description from $ARGUMENTS
2. patent/PRIOR_ART_REPORT.md (output of /prior-art-search)
3. patent/INVENTION_BRIEF.md if exists

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