New: Federal Circuit’s Obviousness Test For New Pharmaceutical Compounds: Gobbledygook?

illustration from 1915 Laboratory manual for the detection of poisons and powerful drugs
illustration from 1915 Laboratory manual for the detection of poisons and powerful drugs

In order to obtain a U.S. patent, an invention must not have been obvious to a person having ordinary skill in the art (“PHOSITA”) at the time of the invention. PHOSITA is not a real person.