Legal Opinion
Merck & Cie v. Gnosis S.P.A.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided December 17, 2015No. 2014-1779PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge HUGHES.
Dissenting opinion filed by Circuit Judge NEWMAN.
HUGHES, Circuit Judge.
Merck & Cie appeals from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s decision that the contested claims of its patent are invalid *831for obviousness. Merck argues that the prior art taught away from the claimed method, and that objective indicia of non-obviousness further support the patenta-bility of the claims. Because the Board’s factual findings to the contrary were supported by substantial evidence and because we agree with the Board’s ultimate conclusion of obviousness, we…
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