Significant Federal Circuit Decision Redefines Prior Art Requirements
By EsqSocial Corporation 02/04/25
Last week a remarkably interesting Federal Circuit case was decided concerning whether an asserted reference was properly shown to qualify as prior art in the rejection of a pending patent application. The pending application was allegedly anticipated under pre-AIA, 35 U.S.C. § 102(e) and obvious under 35 U.S.C. § 103....
By: Lathrop GPM