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CAFC Affirms Use of “General Knowledge” in Obviousness Analysis
The Federal Circuit affirmed a decision by the PTAB finding that the claims of U.S. Patent No. 7,529,806 are “obvious over [the prior art] in light of the general knowledge of a skilled artisan.” Koninklijke Philips N.V. v. Google LLC, et al., No 19-1177, (Fed. Cir. Jan. 31, 2020). The claims of the ‘806 patent are directed towards “download[ing] the...