In re Peehs’s Empirical Analysis
612 F.2d 1287 · 1980
Citation profile
5
cited by 5 later decisions
December 1988
most recently cited
Relationships
Applies 35 U.S.C. § 103
Relies on In re Sponnoble · In re Nomiya · In re Sponnoble
Most-quoted passages
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“It should not be necessary for this court to point out that a patentable invention may lie in the discovery of the source of a problem even though the remedy may be obvious once the source of the problem is identified. This is part of the “subject matter as a whole” which should always be considered in determining the obviousness of an invention under 35 U.S.C. § 103 . [Emphasis in original].”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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