Christopher Pompell v. Commonwealth of Virginia

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• stating that “‘burying* a particularly material reference in a prior art statement containing a multiplicity of other references can be probative o bad faith
• noting that a withheld reference can be material when no single piece of cited prior art taught the combination present in the reference
• explaining that burying a material prior art reference by including it with a multiplicity of other references can be probative of bad faith
• finding that intent to deceive is properly inferred when an experienced patent practitioner, aware of the duty to disclose material information, knew of a highly material reference but did not cite it
• noting that “the result of a PTO proceeding that assesses patentability in light of information not originally disclosed can be of strong probative value in determining whether the undisclosed information was material”
• noting that “burying” a particularly material reference can be probative of bad faith

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