Copyright c 1987-2010 Nevada Inventors Association. (NIA) All rights Reserved.  The NIA is a 501(c)(6) LEGAL BLOG Robert C. Ryan / Patent Attorney / IP newsletter contributor What Make's An Invention Patentable for Being Sufficiently "Unobvious" Under U.S. Patent Law? By: Robert C. Ryan, Esq., Patent Attorney/Partner, Holland & Hart LLP, Reno, Nevada, 775-327-3000, rcryan@hollandhart.com. Copyright 2011 by Robert C. Ryan. The views expressed in this column are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Holland & Hart LLP.