Proving the obvious
Section 103 of the patent laws forbids the issuance of patents if the differences between the prior art and the claimed invention would have been obvious to a person of ordinary skill in the art to which the claimed invention pertains.
This makes obviousness a fundamental determination, both for obtaining patents from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and in asserting patents in the U.S. District …
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