Federal Judiciary

Petition of the day

By Conor McEvily

Today’s petition of the day is: 

Title: L-3 Communications Corp. v. Honeywell International Inc.
Docket: 10-491
Issue(s): (1) Whether every element of a patent claim must have been previously disclosed in the prior art for the claim to be considered obvious, and thus unpatentable, under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a); and (2) whether a party challenging a patent's validity must prove an "obviousness" defense by clear and convincing evidence.

Certiorari-Stage Documents:

• Opinion below (Federal Circuit)
• Petition for certiorari

Full post as published by SCOTUSBLOG on November 08, 2010 (boomark / email).