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"Expected beneficial results are evidence of obviousness of a claimed invention, just as unexpected results are evidence of unobviousness thereof."
The Empire strikes back igdmlgd 2007
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"Expected beneficial results are evidence of obviousness of a claimed invention, just as unexpected results are evidence of unobviousness thereof."
Archive 2007-03-01 igdmlgd 2007
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Only when you have definite controlled processes for arriving at the end products, as is apparent in genetic engineering, can such products withstand scrutiny with respect to novelty, technical progress, and also unobviousness.
Chapter 7 1991
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I agree with the patent examiner's determination that the Ferguson marketing method does not pass the test of unobviousness, 35
Promote the Progress - Patent case bibliographic summaries 2009
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The third, and most dif fi cult, fails the fi rst test and cannot be patented. criterion is unobviousness, or inventive step, as it In the United States, one further twist on divul - is known outside the United States.
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More importantly and relevant in my opinion, is that such similar types of interaction are so similar, and prior to friendster’s application is that it demonstrates friendster’s inability to meet the statute of “the unobviousness clause”.
Friendster awarded patent on social networking Marshall Kirkpatrick 2005
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A lot of this really doesn’t meet the unobviousness clause, but because it is tech, it is considered innovative to inexperienced people dazzled by sexy statements like “peer-to-peer”.
Friendster awarded patent on social networking Marshall Kirkpatrick 2005
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