...in view of all the cited prior art. [1] We must approach the issue of patentability in terms of what would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art at the •As support for this proposition appellants refer to the following statement from Deuttche Qold-Und...

...invention was made. The allegedly novel features called for in claims 7 and 8, would in our opinion have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art at the time the invention was made. The board stated that the variations of appellant's invention over the prior...

...examiner's rejections are sustainable in this case and that the claimed subject matter on appeal would not have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art at the time the invention was made within the meaning of 35 USC 103. The decision of the board is therefore reversed....

...Applicant may cite art to show state of art ; state of art should be considered In determining if invention would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art at time invention was made. United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, March 11, 1971 Appeal from...

...what appellants have done and to snrport the conclusion below that the claimed compositions would IMT* been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art at the time the invention was made. The decision is affirmed. SMITH, J., concurs in the result 398 F.2d 863 ; 158...

...necessary to arrive at the claimed subject matter, and (4) an explanation why such proposed modification would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art at the time the invention was made. To establish a prima facie case of obviousness, three basic criteria must be...

...determined indeed. Newly discovered prior art may establish that the claimed invention lacks novelty or would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art at the time the invention was made. Although a more difficult defense, the accused may also seek to establish that...

...infringements. Too often, the USPTO offers patents for improvements to original patents that should have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art at the time the improvement was made. I would argue that these situations should not warrant a patent, especially...

...be considered is the inventorship of the second patent application. If the selection of Adjuvant X would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art at the time the improvement was made, perhaps it could be argued that y is not an inventor of the second patent...

...have relevancy. 383 US at 17, 18 (1) Prior Art. In its attempt to demonstrate that the WESMAR device would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art at the time of the alleged invention, Furuno cites several prior art references. The first of these is the Williams...