Legal Opinion
Philippe Bey and Michel Jung v. Janos Kollonitsch and Arthur A. Patchett
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided November 28, 1986No. 19-1565PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDWARD S. SMITH, Circuit Judge.
The final decision of the Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences (board), Interference No. 100,988, awarding priority of invention to Janos Kollonitsch and Arthur A. Patchett (Kollonitsch) over Philippe Bey and Michel Jung (Bey), is reversed.
Issue
The issue is whether the board erred in holding that Bey had not established diligence based on his attorney’s work on related applications during the 41-day critical period from before June 1, 1977, to July 11, 1977.
Background
A. Interference Proceedings
Kollonitsch’s patent…
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