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• The standard applied under Section 103 of the Patent Statute is whether the invention would have been obvious at the time the invention was made to one having ordinary skill in the art. One must look at the nature of the technology and determine what sort of individual would be skilled in the art. There are no rigid standards that are employed in making such a determination. For example, if the invention involved an automobile transmission, a mechanical engineer working on transmission design, a mechanic working on automobile transmissions, a mechanical engineering professor, or others could be a "person skilled in the art."

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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  hypothetical person skilled in the art. (n.d.). Understanding "Patentese" - A Patent Glossary. Retrieved March 27, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/hypothetical-person-skilled-in-the-art.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  hypothetical person skilled in the art. www.tms.org. Understanding "Patentese" - A Patent Glossary. Arnold Silverman and George Stacey. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/hypothetical-person-skilled-in-the-art (accessed: March 27, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "hypothetical person skilled in the art." Understanding "Patentese" - A Patent Glossary. Arnold Silverman and George Stacey. 27 March. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/hypothetical-person-skilled-in-the-art.

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