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35 U.S.C. § 103: Nonobviousness
35 U.S.C. 103 states the nonobviousness requirement for patentability.
Citation: 35 U.S.C. § 103
Type: Statute
Jurisdiction: Federal
Issuing body: U.S. Congress
Status: In force
A claim is invalid for obviousness if the differences between it and the prior art are such that the claimed invention as a whole would have been obvious to a person of ordinary skill in the art. Courts apply the Graham factors, and a combination of familiar elements by known methods is likely obvious if it yields only predictable results.
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