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Kubin Analysis Continued

My last post began a rather selective analysis of In re Kubin, which the Federal Circuit decided on April 3, 2009 (see previous post for citations to this and related decisions). Kubin’s claims to DNA molecules encoding sequences including that … Continue reading

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Federal Circuit upholds Board In re Kubin – Resurrects O’Farrell Test of “Obvious to Try”

On April 3, 2009, a three judge panel of the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit unanimously affirmed the decision that the Board of Patent Appeals had reached in Ex Parte Kubin. The Board’s decision is discussed in the … Continue reading

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