Judges and Judiciary
Nov. 29, 2006
High Court Not Buying Patent Test
WASHINGTON - In a case that could bring a wave of changes to the world of patent law, the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday expressed clear displeasure with the key legal test used by a federal appeals court to determine when patents are obvious, and therefore invalid.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
WASHINGTON - In a case that could bring a wave of changes to the world of patent law, the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday expressed clear displeasure with the key legal test used by a federal appeals court to determine when patents are obvious, and therefore invalid.
Two justices went so far as to call the test incomprehensible, whil...
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