When the parade's costumes matched the film's designs, we couldn't help but think that life imitates art.

In evaluating the patent claims, persons of ordinary skill in the art would recognize the combination of known elements as obvious.

In assessing obviousness, the court evaluates what a person of ordinary skill in the art would have known or found obvious at the time of the invention.

As the painter packed his brushes, he sighed, 'art is long, life is short', and vowed to finish his greatest work first.

When assessing patent validity, people of ordinary skill in the art would have understood that the combination of references rendered the invention obvious.

The court considered whether the invention would have been obvious to a person having ordinary skill in the art when assessing patent validity.

When assessing obviousness, the board considered whether people having ordinary skill in the art would have been motivated to combine the prior teachings.

A detailed description of the invention should be sufficient to enable persons having ordinary skill in the art to practice the claimed methods.