#obviousness

#obviousness

The Federal Circuit affirmed the PTAB's decision that Novartis's patent claims were unpatentably obvious. [ more ]

Keller continues to be a key precedent in obviousness determinations in patent law, influencing USPTO's examiner rejections against applicants. [ more ]

Philips lost its argument on prior art's absurdity in a CAFC ruling, affirming PTAB's overall obviousness determination on its radio communication patent. [ more ]

The Federal Circuit affirmed that a feature can be non-essential based on patent documents' examination.

The written description must align with claims for sufficiency in patent requirements. [ more ]

The ruling clarifies that a motivation to combine patent references does not require demonstrable improvement or benefit. [ more ]

Federal Circuit overrules longstanding Rosen-Durling test for design patent obviousness, adopting Graham v. John Deere Co. framework [ more ]

The PTAB reversed the eligibility rejection but affirmed the obviousness findings in Ex parte Annakov. [ more ]

The Federal Circuit is hearing oral arguments in the design patent case of LKQ Corporation v. GM Global Technology Operations LLC.

LKQ argues that the Federal Circuit's obviousness standard makes it too difficult to reject or cancel design patent claims. [ more ]