What is the significance of ‘expected beneficial results’ in patent examination?

‘Expected beneficial results’ play a crucial role in patent examination. According to MPEP 716.02(c): ‘Expected beneficial results are evidence of obviousness of a claimed invention, just as unexpected results are evidence of unobviousness thereof.’ This means that: If the results obtained by the invention are expected or predictable, they support a finding of obviousness. Such…

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