KSR International Co. v. Teleflex, Inc., et al.

Subject:

Patents, Obviousness, Intellectual Property

Whether the Federal Circuit has erred in holding that a claimed invention cannot be held "obvious", and thus unpatentable under 35 U.S.C. section l03(a), in the absence of some proven "'teaching, suggestion, or motivation' that would have led a person of ordinary skill in the art to combine the relevant prior art teachings in the manner claimed."

• U.S. Court of Appeals - Fed. Circuit Unpublished Opinion Filed: January 6, 2005
• United States Supreme Court, Cert. Granted: June 26, 2006

Resources:

• Docket Sheet From the U.S. Supreme Court.
• Northwestern University - Medill School of Journalism: On the Docket

Briefs:     Parties Petition Phase Petition for Writ of Certiorari Supplemental Brief for Respondents Amici Supporting Petitioners Amicus Brief of the United States Merits Phase Petitioner's Brief Brief for Respondents Supplemental Brief for Respondents Amici Supporting Petitioner Amici Brief of AARP, et al. Amici Supporting Respondents Amici Brief of 3M Co., et al. Amicus Brief of the ABA Amici Brief of Altitude Capital Partners, et al. Amicus Brief of AIPLA Amicus Brief of Biotechnology Industry Organization Amicus Brief of Franklin Pierce Law Ctr. IP Amicus Clinic Amici Brief of Fallbrook Techs., Inc., et al. Amicus Brief of IP Law Ass'n of Chicago Amici Brief of Michelin, et al. Amicus Brief of Harold Milton Amicus Brief of NY IP Law Ass'n Amici Brief of Pharm. Research & Manuf. of Am. Amici Brief of Practicing Patent Attorneys Amici Brief of Chem. and Bioengineering Profs. Amicus Brief of Lee Thomason Amici Brief of Tech. Properties Limited Amici Brief of United Inventors Ass'n Amici Brief of Wis. Alumni Research Found. Amici Supporting Neither Party Amici Brief of the Bar Ass'n of the Dist. of Columbia

Counsel of Record For Petitioner KSR International Co.: James W. Dabney Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson, LLP New York, NY For Respondents Teleflex, Inc., et al.: Roger D. Young Young & Susser Southfield, MI

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