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October 21, 2017
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Loci of Non-obviousness Decisions
William FisherOctober 21, 2017
Examiner obv
nonobv
Patent
PTAB
PTAB
inter-partesreview
obv
nonobv
obv
nonobv
infringementlitigation
District Court
obvnonobv
CAFC
nonobv
CAFCobv
nonobv
63%
37%90%
10%
SCOTUSobv
nonobv
application
54%
42%58%79%
21%obv
46%
District Court
ITCexclusionlitigation
obvnonobv
Examiner obv
nonobv
Patent
PTAB
PTAB
inter-partesreview
obv
nonobv
obv
nonobv
infringementlitigation
District Court
obvnonobv
CAFC
nonobv
CAFCobv
nonobv
63%
37%90%
10%
SCOTUSobv
nonobv
application
54%
42%58%79%
21%obv
46%
District Court
ITCexclusionlitigation
obvnonobv