Elekta Ltd. v. ZAP Surgical Sys., Inc.

A prima facie obviousness rejection requires both a reason to modify or combine the prior art and a reasonable expectation of success, which refers to the likelihood of success in combining or modifying prior art disclosures to meet the limitations of the claimed invention.

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