News & Analysis as of

Patents Obviousness Innovation

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

The Evolution of “New” in the “Substantial New Question” Standard in Patent Reexamination

As the Patent Trial and Appeal Board and the Acting USPTO Director refocus challengers, and with them Patent Owners, towards reexamination from inter partes review proceedings, the need to understand the nuance of “new” in...more

Baker Botts L.L.P.

Patent Obviousness in the AI Era

Baker Botts L.L.P. on

The proliferation of artificial intelligence (“AI”) presents complex challenges for intellectual property, especially within patent law. In particular, the obviousness inquiry under 35 U.S.C. § 103 may be susceptible to...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Bit Swap: Motivation to Modify Prior Art Needn’t Be Inventor’s Motivation

McDermott Will & Emery on

Addressing the issue of obviousness, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reversed a Patent Trial & Appeal Board decision, finding that the challenged patent claims were obvious because a person of ordinary skill...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Court Rejects Theory Of Derivation Based On FDA Requirement

Foley & Lardner LLP on

The Federal Circuit decision in Cumberland Pharmaceuticals Inc. v. Mylan Institutional LLC may be more interesting for what Mylan argued than for what the Federal Circuit decided. However, it could be an important decision...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Enantiomer Patents: Innovative or Obvious?

I. Introduction - Stereochemistry relates to the spatial organization of atoms in a molecule. Often molecules having the same chemical makeup can exist in different spatial arrangements. These related molecules are...more

5 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide