Pro se inventor loses on system to send compliance reminders to non-compliant patients as needed

Mere attorney argument fails in Karpf case:


Finally, we conclude that Karpf’s claim of a long-felt,
unmet need for improved patient compliance technology
does not render claims 23 and 25 nonobvious. Karpf
provides extensive documentation showing that patient
non-compliance is a prevalent and costly issue. However,
he does not provide evidence, other than attorney argument,
that the claimed invention meets that need. See In
re Huai-Hung Kao, 639 F.3d 1057, 1068 (Fed. Cir. 2011)
(“For objective evidence of secondary considerations to be
accorded substantial weight, its proponent must establish
a nexus between the evidence and the merits of the
claimed invention.”) (citation omitted). Thus, we conclude
that the nexus between the claimed invention and the
purported long-felt, unmet need is too attenuated to
provide a persuasive rationale for nonobviousness