provision are the same person. Raising the non-obviousness bar (as has been proposed by people concerned about "trivial patents" being granted) therefore implies that the requirements for disclosure are lowered: if more inventions are considered "trivial", the PHOSITA is apparently considered smarter, so they do not need an elaborate disclosure. Some writers therefore have proposed to "decouple" the PHOSITA. See also The man on the Bondi tram Objective historian References External links : "Person skilled in the art" M.P.E.P. Section 2141, Examination Guidelines for Determining Obviousness Under 35 U.S.C. 103 Legal fictions Patent law