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Rulings Weaken Patents' Power - washingtonpost.com
Topic: Events in Washington D.C. 6:06 am EDT, May  2, 2007

The Supreme Court concluded a series of cases yesterday that weaken the protection given to patent holders, making it more difficult to get a patent and easier to challenge existing ones.

Patent experts said one of two cases decided yesterday -- KSR International v. Teleflex-- is the court's furthest-reaching ruling in the field for decades. The decision sends a clear message that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and lower courts must be more open in considering whether inventions are "obvious," a common ground for denying an application.

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Rulings Weaken Patents' Power - washingtonpost.com



 
 
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