Patent Office Publishes Long-Awaited Guidelines for Obviousness Rejections

Today the U.S. Patent office finally published examination guidelines for determining obviousness of an invention under 35 U.S.C. 103 in view of the Supreme Court decision in KSR International v. Teleflex Inc. The guidelines were published "to assist USPTO personnel to make a proper determination of obviousness under 35 U.S.C. 103 and provide an appropriate supporting rationale."