Following recommendations of the Solicitor General, the US Supreme Court yesterday agreed to hear the KSR v. Teleflex case which apparently hinges on the motivation/suggestion/teaching test developed by the Federal Circuit for dealing with questions of obviousness.
it is some 25 years since the US Supreme Court has involved itself with the obviousness / inventive step criterion. Some would argue that with a Specialized Federal Court of Appeal there is no need for such Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by Dr Michael Factor 
