Patent Owner Says Restriction Of ‘Common Sense’ Ruling Does Not Conflict With KSR

(March 1, 2017, 7:55 AM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court should not review a petition asking whether the Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals erred in restricting the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s ability to rely on the common sense and common knowledge of skilled artisans to establish the obviousness of patent claims, a patent owner argues in a Feb. 10 brief, because the ruling does not conflict with KSR International Co. v. Teleflex Inc., 550 U.S. 398, 415 (2007) (Google Inc. and Motorola Mobility LLC v. Arendi S.A.R.L., et al., No. 16-626, U.S. Sup.)....