11 On determining the requirement of the inventive step, an examiner found that a reference, as priorart, would lead a person with ordinary skill in the art (PHOSITA) in a direction divergent from thepath that was taken in the claim concerned under the patent application. Based upon the aforesaidfact, which of the following is true?
(A) The aforesaid fact might be regarded evidence supporting the inventive step of the claimconcerned.
(B)The aforesaid fact might be regarded evidence opposing the inventive step of the claimconcerned.
(C) The aforesaid fact might be regarded evidence supporting the novelty of the claim concerned.
(D)The aforesaid fact might be regarded evidence supporting the enablement of the claimconcerned.