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KSR International Co. v. Teleflex Inc.
KSR (2007) makes the obviousness inquiry flexible and rejects a rigid TSM test.
Citation: KSR Int'l Co. v. Teleflex Inc., 550 U.S. 398 (2007)
Type: Case
Jurisdiction: Federal
Issuing body: Supreme Court of the United States
Status: Decided
Court: Supreme Court of the United States
Parties: KSR International Co. v. Teleflex Inc.
Proceeding: court decision
The obviousness inquiry is flexible: a combination of familiar elements by known methods is likely obvious if it does no more than yield predictable results. The decision rejected a rigid teaching-suggestion-motivation requirement.
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