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How Creative is One of Ordinary Skill – DSS Tech. Mgmt. v. Apple Inc.

By John D. Higgins on April 16, 2018
Posted in Appellate Decisions

In an attempt to challenge the patentability of an issued claim, petitioners every so often come across a prior art reference that discloses all the recited features of the claim at-hand except for one limitation.  Rather than bringing in another reference to teach that one limitation, petitioners sometimes merely refer to the knowledge and creativity…

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