You can be denied a U.S. patent if the application you submit to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is not “new” and “non-obvious.” In determining whether something is “new” and “non-obvious,” U.S. patent examiners commonly look at boatloads of prior patents and printed publications….
By: McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP
By: McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP