USPTO KSR判断を厳密に適用（すると思います）

(USPTO長官のブログより)
Tuesday Nov 24, 2009
The Impact of KSR
As a result, some claims that may have been found to be non-obvious before KSR will now correctly be found to be obvious.

Inventors and practitioners will need to take these developments into account when preparing and prosecuting applications. For example, it may be necessary to review a broader cross-section of prior art than was previously necessary, or to consider filing evidence of unexpected results earlier rather than later in the course of prosecution. By being proactive, practitioners will expedite prosecution and avoid unnecessary fees and RCE filings.

Federal Circuit Chief Judge Paul Michel引退

(Patently-O) (The BLT: Blog of the Legal Times)
Federal Circuit Chief Judge Paul Michelが来年5月末で引退するとのことです。Senior Judgeになるつもりはなく完全引退ということらしいです。
次期Chief JudgeにはRandall R. Raderがなる予定です。


Paul Michelのインタビュー（2009年1月）

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