In Merck & Cie v. Gnosis S.P.A., [20140-1779] (Fed. Cir. 2015) the Federal Circuit affirmed a PTAB decision in an IPR that the claims were invalid for obviousness, rejected patent owner Merck’s arguments that the prior art taught away form the … Continue reading Teaching Away Must Be Apparent from the Art as a Whole, and not Just Isolated Examples