CHAPTER 9 The Nonobviousness Requirement

Index

• CHAPTER 9 Outline
• Chapter §9.01 Statutory Basis: 35 U.S.C. §103
• Chapter §9.02 Historical Background
• Chapter §9.03 Graham Factor (1): Scope and Content of the Prior Art
• Chapter §9.04 Graham Factor (2): Differences Between Claimed Invention and Prior Art
• Chapter §9.05 Graham Factor (3): Level of Ordinary Skill in the Art
• Chapter §9.06 Graham Factor (4): Secondary Considerations
• Chapter §9.07 Combining Prior Art Disclosures
• Chapter §9.08 Nonobviousness in the Twenty-First Century: KSR v. Teleflex (U.S. 2007)
• Chapter §9.09 The Prima Facie Case of Obviousness
• Chapter §9.10 Federal Circuit's Standards of Review in §103 Determinations
• Chapter §9.11 Biotechnological Processes: §103(b) (2006) [Pre-America Invents Act of 2011]