Assessing Secondary Considerations in Light of Blocking Patents Post-Acorda

What is it about?

Reviewing the expanding doctrine of blocking patents relative to secondary considerations
Exploring the difficulty of presenting evidence of “negative acts”
Considering which party bears the burden of proving the effect of the putative blocking patent
Determining how much proof is required to overcome the “solid premise of diminished incentive” when a blocking patent is invoked?
Analyzing how the Acorda decision effects the obviousness analysis