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• Objective evidence of the actual marketplace setting in which an invention was made. This evidence is relevant to deciding whether an invention is unobvious. Categories of such evidence would include commercial success of the claimed invention, long-felt need that was met by the invention, unexpected results achieved by the invention, failure of others to make the invention, and copying of the invention by others.

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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  Secondary Considerations. (n.d.). Understanding "Patentese" - A Patent Glossary. Retrieved February 4, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/secondary-considerations.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  Secondary Considerations. www.tms.org. Understanding "Patentese" - A Patent Glossary. Arnold Silverman and George Stacey. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/secondary-considerations (accessed: February 4, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Secondary Considerations." Understanding "Patentese" - A Patent Glossary. Arnold Silverman and George Stacey. 4 February. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/secondary-considerations.

• Objective evidence of non-obviousness. MPEP 2141, MPEP 716.01(a).

  Robert M. Hunter, Ph.D. - Cite This Source - This Definition
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  Cite Definition for Secondary Considerations

  American Psychological Association (APA)

  Secondary Considerations. (n.d.). Glossary of Patent Terms. Retrieved February 4, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/secondary-considerations.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  Secondary Considerations. www.webpatent.com. Glossary of Patent Terms. Robert M. Hunter, Ph.D.. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/secondary-considerations (accessed: February 4, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Secondary Considerations." Glossary of Patent Terms. Robert M. Hunter, Ph.D.. 4 February. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/secondary-considerations.

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