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| Although a new Supreme Court decision in the area of obviousness is still eagerly awaited, the KSR case highlights where the likely battleground will be. The motivation to combine standard that has been promulgated by the Federal Circuit has been seen by many as an effective lowering of the bar to patentability. I will discuss the background to KSR and assess how a change in the obviousness standard might impact patenting in the chemical arts. |
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Recent U.S. Supreme Court Cases in Patent Law
9:00 AM-11:30 AM, Wednesday, 13 September 2006 Moscone Center -- Room 110, Oral
Division of Chemistry & the Law |