Legal Opinion

Michael S. Brown, Joseph L. Goldstein, and Yuval Reiss v. Mariano Barbacid and Veeraswamy Manne

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Decided January 11, 2002No. 586PublishedCited by 28 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RADER, Circuit Judge.

In an interference over a new assay to identify anti-cancer compounds, the United States Patent and Trademark Office Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences (Board) awarded priority to Mariano Bar-bacid and Veeraswamy Manne (collectively Barbacid) over Michael Brown, Joseph Goldstein, and Yuval Reiss (collectively Brown). Because the Board did not consider evidence that Brown conceived the invention before Barbacid reduced it to practice and diligently pursued the invention from the time of Barbacid’s reduction to practice through Brown’s filing date, this court vacates…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Dickinson v. ZurkoSupreme Court of the United States · 1999
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  3. Loom Co. v. HigginsSupreme Court of the United States · 1882
  4. In Re Robert J. Gartside and Richard C. NortonCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2000
  5. Hybritech Incorporated v. Monoclonal Antibodies, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1986

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3Cited by28 opinions

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  4. Christopher J. Stevens v. Shigeru TamaiCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2004
  5. Michael S. Brown, Joseph L. Goldstein, and Yuval Reiss v. Mariano Barbacid and Veeraswamy ManneCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2006

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