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Limits on Obviousness - Beyond the Claim Elements

by Mike McCandlish on October 3rd, 2019
Here is a lesson on obviousness. The Federal Circuit agreed with the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) that claims for a system to measure degradation of cooking oils in a deep fryer were non-obvious under 35 U.S.C. §103. The… Read More

Motivation to Combine References Need Not be Explicit

by Peter Keros on October 4th, 2017
How much motivation do you need to combine references to make something obvious? According to the Federal Circuit, enough to reasonably discern a proper path to combine the references. In Cablz, Inc. v. Chums, Inc., No. 2016-1823… Read More

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Preparing and Prosecuting Functional Claims
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There continues to be a dramatic impact on the interpretation of functional claim terms after the Federal Circuit decision in Williamson v. Citrix Online L.L.C. Since means-plus-function claiming can be utilized in almost every field of innovation, p…Register

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