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Olga Partington, Ph.D., Deborah Sterling, Ph.D. The so-called “Lead Compound Analysis” is the primary legal framework for assessing chemical obviousness. Despite the USPTO Patent Trial and Appeal ...

“Selection of an “acceptable” lead is probably the most important governing factor in compound claim challenges, with the potential to make or break the case.” In an earlier article, “Tips for ...

“The public outcome of compound claim cases indicates that the success rate is much lower when compared with challenges of other types of claims.” Patent challenges are an indispensable part of the ...

Elemental analysis offers scientists a method of determining the elements present in an organic compound, and in what quantity. Various fields of science rely on this type of analysis for research, ...

Compound semiconductors (CS) have piqued the interest of researchers and engineers all over the world for more than two decades. A compound semiconductor is made up of two or more different chemical ...

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the Patent Trial & Appeal Board’s determination that 79 challenged composition claims across three related patents were unpatentable but ...