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Original air date:  12/6/17. Proper Combination of References for Obviousness (KSR v. Teleflex Progeny)
Think you know when it's proper to combine references when presenting an obviousness argument? Think again!  This presentation clarifies the overgeneralization that the 2007 Supreme Court decision in KSR v. Teleflex has suffered, almost from its first publication.  The KSR case stands for much more than most casual observers understand, and this presentation highlights key language within KSR that demonstrates when two references can be properly combined, and when they cannot.  Various technologies are also touched upon in the Federal Circuit cases that interpret KSR, and this presentation explores such caselaw to help understand how to properly combine references, and how to explain when such combinations are improper.
Presented by:  Frederick Gibb of Gibb & Riley, LLC; Gregory Stone of Whiteford, Taylor & Preston L.L.P.