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OKAMOTO V. SILVA et al.

08500586 (B.P.A.I. Sep. 30, 1998)
OKAMOTO V. SILVA et al.

4 Cited authorities

  1. Abrutyn v. Giovanniello

    15 F.3d 1048 (Fed. Cir. 1994)   Cited 14 times
    Holding that an abuse of discretion occurs if the decision is clearly unreasonable or is based on erroneous conclusions of law

  2. Section 103 - Conditions for patentability; non-obvious subject matter

    35 U.S.C. § 103   Cited 6,130 times   479 Legal Analyses
    Holding the party seeking invalidity must prove "the differences between the claimed invention and the prior art are such that the claimed invention as a whole would have been obvious before the effective date of the claimed invention to a person having ordinary skill in the art to which the claimed invention pertains."

  3. Section 102 - Conditions for patentability; novelty

    35 U.S.C. § 102   Cited 5,996 times   1001 Legal Analyses
    Prohibiting the grant of a patent to one who "did not himself invent the subject matter sought to be patented"

  4. Section 1.601 - Filing of papers in supplemental examination

    37 C.F.R. § 1.601   Cited 40 times   8 Legal Analyses
    Defining the term "interference"