· 11/12/1996
In Re Ben Huang
Citations
- 100 F.3d 135
- 40 U.S.P.Q. 2d (BNA) 1685
- 1996 U.S. App. LEXIS 29467
How courts have described this case
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- “Once a prima facie case of obviousness has been established, the burden shifts to the applicant to come forward with evidence of nonobviousness to overcome the prima facie case.”
- evidence of commercial success “is relevant in the obviousness context only if there is proof that the sales were a direct result of the unique characteristics of the claimed invention”
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Judges: Newman, Plager, Clevenger
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