Olga Partington, Ph.D., Deborah Sterling, Ph.D. The so-called “Lead Compound Analysis” is the primary legal framework for assessing chemical obviousness. Despite the USPTO Patent Trial and Appeal ...

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Jason Eisenberg, Olga Partington, Ph.D. Historically, obviousness of chemical compounds was assessed under the standard articulated in the Federal Circuit's 1990 decision in In re Dillon.[i] Under ...

“Selection of an “acceptable” lead is probably the most important governing factor in compound claim challenges, with the potential to make or break the case.” In an earlier article, “Tips for ...

“The public outcome of compound claim cases indicates that the success rate is much lower when compared with challenges of other types of claims.” Patent challenges are an indispensable part of the ...

SEOUL, South Korea—Hankook Tire & Technology Co. Ltd. has developed a Virtual Compound Design system that it said will predict the characteristics of a tire compound through artificial intelligence ...

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