CAFC overturns jury verdict, patent obvious because prior art would yield a predictable result
13 11 2015IPWatchdog
August 28, 2015
Robert Schaffer & Joseph Robinson
Applying KSR, the Federal Circuit concluded that combining elements from the cited prior art would have yielded a predictable result, namely the system fan would activate periodically following the end of a heating or cooling cycle as claimed in the ‘017 patent. The Court further found motivation or rationale for combining the references in the nature of the problem addressed. The Federal Circuit also rejected ABT’s arguments regarding the objective evidence of nonobviousness, namely commercial success and long felt need.
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