U.S. patent law establishes requirements that inventors and applicants must satisfy to obtain a patent, which include utility, recitation of patent eligible subject matter, novelty, nonobviousness, an adequate written description, enablement and the best mode of practicing the invention. Biogen International GmbH v. Mylan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. presents an example of tensions between the nonobviousness and written description requirements.
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