How does the scope of commercial success relate to patent claims?
The scope of commercial success must be commensurate with the scope of the patent claims to be considered as evidence of non-obviousness. MPEP 716.03(a) states: The commercial success must be due to claimed features, and not due to unclaimed features. Joy Technologies Inc. v. Manbeck, 751 F. Supp. 225, 229, 17 USPQ2d 1257, 1260 (D.D.C.…
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