Lead's time in medical devices is quickly running out and opportunistic plastics suppliers are jumping into the void being left by out-of-favor toxic metal to offer polymer compounds that offer ...

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“The [so-called lead compound rule] is in tension with other aspects of obviousness jurisprudence as set forth in decisions of the Federal Circuit itself.” “For a new chemical compound, we apply a two ...