Partners David McCombs and Eugene Goryunov and Counsel Jonathan Bowser authored an article in Westlaw Today discussing the importance of showing that a prior art reference is analogous to the claimed invention when inter partes review petitioners challenge the validity of issued claims as being obvious over one or more prior art references.
Read an excerpt below:
In inter partes reviews (IPRs), a petitioner may challenge the validity of issued claims as being obvious over one or more prior art references. A claim is unpatentable if it would have been obvious to a person of ordinary skill in the art at the time of invention based on the teachings of the references cited by the challenger.
To read the full article on Westlaw Today, click here.
