Orthopedic Equipment Company, Inc., Cross-Appellee v. All Orthopedic Appliances, Inc., Cross-Appellant

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• affirming conclusion of obviousness because, inter alia, “there was no evidence that the industry perceived a [problem solved by the device in question] as a ‘long felt but unsolved need’”
• nondisclosure not material because the examiner independently ascertained the existence of the undisclosed prior art
• fraud not sustained by clear and convincing evidence and materiality not established as examiner had discovered the alleged prior art independently

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