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Effect of KSR on Summary Judgment Decisions on Obviousness

Effect of KSR on Summary Judgment Decisions on Obviousness. By Greg Upchurch LegalMetric Director of Research J.D.-Yale Law School Adjunct Professor-Washington University School of Law. Possible Effects of KSR.

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Effect of KSR on Summary Judgment Decisions on Obviousness

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  1. Effect of KSR on Summary Judgment Decisions on Obviousness By Greg Upchurch LegalMetric Director of Research J.D.-Yale Law School Adjunct Professor-Washington University School of Law

  2. Possible Effects of KSR • Change in Percentage of Obviousness Summary Judgment Motions Decided on the Merits--Valid (Not Invalid) or Invalid as Opposed to Genuine Issue of Material Fact, Failure of Proof, etc. • Change in Percentage of Motions Where One or More Claims is Held Valid (Not Invalid) or Invalid

  3. Percentage of Decisions Holding At Least One Claim Valid (Not Invalid) or Invalid

  4. Percentage of Decisions Holding At Least One Claim Valid (Not Invalid) or Invalid • The percentage of decisions deciding obviousness motions on the merits (valid or invalid) increased from 36% (pre-KSR) to 43% (post-KSR) • The percentage of decisions not on the merits (genuine issue of material fact, etc.) decreased from 64% (pre-KSR) to 57% (post-KSR)

  5. Valid (Not Invalid) v. Invalid Obviousness Rulings

  6. Valid (Not Invalid) v. Invalid Obviousness Rulings • Validity Rulings (as a percentage of all obviousness summary judgment decisions) fell from 23% (pre-KSR) to 17% (post-KSR) • Invalidity Rulings rose from 12% (pre-KSR) to 26% (post-KSR)

  7. Valid (Not Invalid) v. Invalid Obviousness Rulings

  8. Valid (Not Invalid) v. Invalid Obviousness Rulings • The percentage of validity rulings as a fraction of all validity/invalidity rulings fell from 66% to 40%

  9. Source • Data Extracted from the Decisions in LegalMetric’s Obviousness Decisions Library (2010)(over 270 decisions on obviousness from the district courts nationwide since 2004)

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