On October 26, 2017, the Federal Circuit, in a split decision, upheld the invalidity of the asserted claims of U.S. Patent No. 6,486,150 (“the ’150 patent”) as obvious under 35 U.S.C. § 103. See Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. v....more
On November 16, 2015, the Federal Circuit vacated and remanded a Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB, also the “Board”) inter partes review (“IPR”) decision holding that a prior art reference, though not identified as an...more
On November 10, 2015, the Federal Circuit issued its opinion in Prometheus Laboratories, Inc. v. Roxane Laboratories, Inc. et al., No. 14-1634, -1635, slip op. (Fed. Cir. Nov. 10, 2015) affirming the district court’s decision...more
Whether or not a prior art reference constitutes “analogous art” for purposes of an obviousness inquiry under 35 U.S.C. § 103 has been the subject of debate in many instances. On July 28, 2015, the Federal Circuit, in Circuit...more
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