Try our Advanced Search for more refined results

Expert Analysis

Fed. Circ. Resurrects Hindsight Bias In Post-KSR World

By Don Mizerk and Rachael Casey ( August 23, 2017, 1:36 PM EDT) -- In Millennium Pharmaceuticals Inc. v. Sandoz Inc., 862 F.3d 1356 (Fed. Cir. 2017), Federal Circuit Judges Pauline Newman, Haldane Mayer and Kathleen O'Malley overturned a district court's invalidation of a pharmaceutical patent. The Federal Circuit reversed a district court's holdings of obviousness and inherency regarding a pharmaceutical compound, using hindsight arguments explicitly rejected in KSR Int'l Co. v. Teleflex Inc., 550 U.S. 398 (2007)....

Law360 is on it, so you are, too.

A Law360 subscription puts you at the center of fast-moving legal issues, trends and developments so you can act with speed and confidence. Over 200 articles are published daily across more than 60 topics, industries, practice areas and jurisdictions.


A Law360 subscription includes features such as

  • Daily newsletters
  • Expert analysis
  • Mobile app
  • Advanced search
  • Judge information
  • Real-time alerts
  • 450K+ searchable archived articles

And more!

Experience Law360 today with a free 7-day trial.

Start Free Trial

Already a subscriber? Click here to login

Related Sections

Law Firms

Companies

Government Agencies

Patents

Hello! I'm Law360's automated support bot.

How can I help you today?

For example, you can type:
  • I forgot my password
  • I took a free trial but didn't get a verification email
  • How do I sign up for a newsletter?
Ask a question!