Obviousness is a critical concept in patent law that determines whether an invention is eligible for patent protection. An obviousness analysis looks at whether the claimed invention would have been obvious to a person of ordinary skill in the relevant art at the time the invention was made. Based on the recent Court ruling, the mere disclosure of all claimed elements across multiple prior art references is not sufficient to establish obviousness – there must also be reason to combine those elements. If you have a patent application which has been rejected or if you have questions about obtaining a patent, contact one of our patent attorneys today.