Comments on Examination Guidelines Update: Developments in the Obviousness Inquiry After KSR v. Teleflex

The following comments have been submitted in response to the noticed titled, Examination Guidelines Update: Developments in the Obviousness Inquiry After KSR v. Teleflex, published in the Federal Register at 75 Fed. Reg. 53643 (Sept. 1, 2010) and then published in the Official Gazette at 1358 OG 372 (Sept. 28, 2010).

The USPTO is continuing to accept comments on this Examination Guidelines Update. Comments may be e-mailed to KSR_Guidance@uspto.gov. Submitters may review this list to ensure their submission has been received. If a comment has not been posted within two weeks of submission, please submit it by e-mail to KSR_Guidance@uspto.gov.

Please note that the following documents are posted as originally received but may contain artifacts of scanning, OCR, or document format conversion.

A. Intellectual Property Organizations and Government Agencies

B. Industry

C. Academic and Research Institutions

D. Law Firms and Legal Associations

  1. American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) [PDF]
  2. American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) [PDF] (identified as duplicate)
  3. American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) [PDF] (identified as signed version)

E. Individuals

  1. Boundy, David [PDF]
  2. Boundy, David [PDF] (identified as replacement)
  3. Brody, Tom [PDF]
  4. Molldrem, Barney [PDF]
  5. Quinn, Eugene [PDF]
  6. Rogitz, John [PDF]