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Patent Prior Art Inherency Requires More Than Mere Possibility

by Charles Bieneman on March 11th, 2019
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… Read More

When is Patent Prior Art Distinct but Not Different?

by Charles Bieneman on June 18th, 2018
Where distinct physical concepts recited in a patent claim and applied prior art are related and can achieve same results, do not count on being able to distinguish teachings of the prior art.  In Mobileye Vision Technologies Ltd… Read More

Patent Prior Art and the Necessity Requirement for Inherency

by Mark St. Amour on September 29th, 2017
A patent claim limitation can only be inherently disclosed by patent prior art when such limitation is necessarily a component of a disclosed subject matter. In Southwire Co. v. Cerro Wire LLC, No. 2016-2287 (Fed. Cir. Sept. 8, 20… Read More

Analogous Patent Prior Art from Different Field of Endeavor?

by Charles Bieneman on September 11th, 2017
If you are trying to disqualify a prior art reference as non-analogous in either patent prosecution or litigation, here is a case to remind you of limitations of such arguments. In Smartdoor Holdings, Inc. v. Edmit Industries, Inc… Read More

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