From the Talkbacks to yesterday's post, it's clear that there is a lot of disagreement over what, exactly, constitutes innovation (or invention). My original intent for today's installment was to talk ...

“What matters is defining the essential features that contribute to the technical effect of the invention at a sufficient level of detail, even if these features, considered individually, are of ...

Back in November of 2009, I wrote Obviously Non-obvious and Patentable Inventions Part I. I have for some time wanted to return to this and continue with Part II, which really is implied explicitly if ...