“The [so-called lead compound rule] is in tension with other aspects of obviousness jurisprudence as set forth in decisions of the Federal Circuit itself.” “For a new chemical compound, we apply a two ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract This paper shows the asymptotic equivalence of the classical and symmetric optimality criteria for the finite state, arbitrary action compound ...

Natural products derived from plants, fungi, and even microbes have been fruitful sources of drugs. Now research shows that their chemical mirror images may be an underexplored source of potential ...