Can you succeed in an argument for obviousness by combining a skin cancer detection device with a device for creating made-to-measure clothing or custom avatar? The Federal Circuit says yes.
In a precedential opinion, the Federa…
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In re: CSP Technologies (Fed. Cir., Jan. 21, 2021) is a nonprecedential opinion that nevertheless provides us with a good excuse to discuss In Re Keller, 642 F.2d 413 ( CCPA 1981) which is cited from time-to-time by Examiners duri…
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The Federal Circuit has reversed a PTAB determination of non-obviousness because, where the PTAB found no motivation to combine references, the Federal Circuit found a combination of references presented a simple design choice bet…
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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…
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A finding that prior art inherently disclosed elements of claims of U.S. Patent No. 7,802,310 was not supported by substantial evidence; the Federal Circuit therefore reversed the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s conclusion that…
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