[US patents] CAFC, January 2025 — Honeywell v. 3G Licensing
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Article type: Case note
Category: United States
Topics: Inventive step, Motivation and teaching away
First published on this site: 2026-10-11
Display/classification checked: 2026-10-11
[US patents] CAFC, January 2025 — Honeywell v. 3G Licensing
When assessing obviousness, the motivation to modify the primary cited invention need not be identical to the motivation the patentee had in the past.
When establishing obviousness, a particular combination with the primary cited invention need not be its preferred or most preferred combination.
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