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There were five Supreme Court decisions handed down between 1850 and 1950 that form the background to the introduction of the non‐obviousness test for patentability into the U.S. patent system. My purpose is to give you a brief discussion of each of these cases, and to advise you of the types of criteria that were used by the courts to determine whether or not an invention rises to the level of patentability, or is merely an obvious manifestation of the prior art. By understanding the thought processes expounded by these Supreme Court justices, you should be in a good position to think about the non‐obviousness of your invention.