Teleconference: US Supreme Court Revisits Non-Obviousness, Ultimate Test of Inventions' Patentability

(A Steptoe-Sponsored Event)
September 28, 2006

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IP Law and Business, in partnership with Steptoe & Johnson LLP, sponsors a quarterly teleconference series that highlights important IP issues your company might face.

In June 2006, the Supreme Court agreed to consider what circumstances make the disclosures of two or more prior art references combinable, to support of jdugment of patent invalidity for obviousness. The case is KSR International Co. v. Teleflex Inc.

Non-obviousness is an issue in the examination and grant of every US patent, and is the ultimate quesiton in virtually every patent validity litigation. Thus, the Court's decision in KSR has huge implications for US patents and their owners. Most companies will be intently watching for the outcome of this case.

Join our panel of patent authorities as they discuss the potential outcome and ramifications of this important case.

Steptoe partner Roger W. Parkhurst will lead the panel discussion. He has over 30 years of patent litigation experience and is a former president of the American Intellectual Property Law Association. He concentrates on patent, trademark, trade dress, and unfair competition litigation.

The teleconference is toll-free; there is no charge to participate.