In Re Francis S. Gurley

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• \[A] reference will teach away if it suggests that the line of development flowing from the reference's disclosures is unlikely to be productive of the result sought by the applicant.\
• “A known or obvious composition does not become patentable simply because it has been described as somewhat inferior to some other product for the same use.”

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