The Federal Circuit's action comes in the wake of a series of recent decisions by the supreme Court that has narrowed the scope of protections for patent holders.

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　　①The Federal Circuit's action comes in the wake of a series of recent decisions by the supreme Court that has narrowed the scope of protections for patent holders.

　　②Last April, for example the justices signaled that too many patents were being upheld for "inventions" that are obvious.

　　③The judges on the Federal circuit are "reacting to the anti-patent trend at the Supreme Court", says Harold C. Wegner, a patent attorney and professor at George Washington University Law School.

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　　①最 高法庭最近发布了一系列对专利持有者的保护范围进行限制和缩小的判决，紧随其后，联邦巡回法院做出了以上判决。

　　②比如，去年四月法官们就认定太多的专利被授予了那些显而易见的发明。

　　③专利律师兼乔治·华盛顿大学法学院教授 Harold C. Wegner 说，联邦巡回法院的法官正在对最 高法院的反专利趋势做出反应。