KSR v. Teleflex ruling by US Supreme Court on 30 April 2007

KSR vs Teleflex was a court case at the US Supreme Court. The opinion of the court was written by Justice Kennedy.

This case raised the bar for the "obviousness" test, saying that a:

combination of familiar elements according to known methods is likely to be obvious when it does no more than yield predictable results.

This decision lead to a revision of the USPTO's examiner guidelines.

For the period 2007-2010, it was the third most cited patent case by the CAFC.

External links

• The ruling: KSR Int'l Co. v. Teleflex Inc., 127 S. Ct. 1727 (2007)
• Wikipedia: KSR v. Teleflex
• Amicus briefs:
  • By PubPat (see: Public Patent Foundation)
  • By EFF (see: EFF)

Press coverage

• Supreme Court loosens patent 'obviousness' test
• The April 30 U.S. Supreme Court Decisions on Patent Issues
• New Supreme Court patent ruling may create uncertainty
• Supreme Court Makes Holding Patents More Difficult
• KSR v. Teleflex: The Supreme Court’s Big Patent Ruling