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CAFC Affirms Use of “General Knowledge” in Obviousness Analysis

by Nathan Smith on February 4th, 2020
The Federal Circuit affirmed a decision by the PTAB finding that the claims of U.S. Patent No. 7,529,806 are “obvious over [the prior art] in light of the general knowledge of a skilled artisan.” Koninklijke Philips N.V. v. Go… Read More

Single Reference Obviousness Rejection Requires No Motivation

by Peter Keros on January 16th, 2019
Does an obviousness rejection under 35 U.S.C. § 103 in which a single reference discloses each element require a motivation to combine with another reference? In Realtime Data, LLC v. Iancu, the Federal Circuit said no, upholding… Read More

Federal Circuit: No “Teaching Away” Without Discouragement

by Kevin Hinman on November 27th, 2017
The University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute (“Maryland”), owner of U.S. Patent No. 6,673,532 B2 (“the ‘532 patent”), recently lost the ‘532 patent when the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circ… Read More

Obviousness Upheld with Secondary Reference Unrelated to Field of Technology

by Peter Keros on September 7th, 2017
When can prior art references be combined to invalidate patent claims as obvious under 35 U.S.C. § 103?  Here is one case providing a lesson on this question.  In Nidec Motor Corporation v. Zhongshan Broad Ocean Motor Co. Ltd.,… Read More

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