OSI Pharm., LLC v. Apotex Inc.

Efficacy data and absolute predictability are not always required to show a reasonable expectation of success for obviousness, but mere hope that a promising drug will work is not enough in a highly unpredictable art with a 99.5% failure rate and no reliable indicator of success.

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