Under Non-Patent Citations, it listed the Kurabayashi's paper. Can we assume USPTO Examiner had at least considered Kurabayshi?
However Du said "As explained above as to Defendants’ prima facie obviousness case, Mori found that EPA did not raise LDL-C levels, and Kurabayashi suggested that EPA reduced Apo B levels. (ECF No. 373 at 76-80, 246-47.) Further, while the Patent Office found that a decrease in Apo B was an unexpected benefit constituting a valid secondary consideration, the Patent Office’s examiner did not consider Kurabayashi. (Id. at 246-47.) Where “the PTO did not have all material facts before it, its considered judgment may lose significant force[.]” See i4i, 564 U.S. at 95. Thus, the Court finds that the unexpected benefits secondary consideration does not weigh in favor of finding the Asserted Claims nonobvious."
North- I love it when you talk all legalistic, you are an impressive attorney! Please feel free to disagree with my rants either in public or privately.
Thanks BB/Jason
Also do you know Kurt Karst personally? I had some back and forth with him regarding NCE but that was years ago.....