Legal Opinion
In Re Applied Materials, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided August 29, 2012No. 2011-1461, 2011-1462, 2011-1463, 2011-1464PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge LINN.
Dissenting opinion filed by Circuit Judge NEWMAN.
LINN, Circuit Judge.
Applied Materials, Inc. (“Applied”) appeals from four decisions of the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences (“Board”). The Board affirmed the examiner’s rejections under 35 U.S.C. § 103 in separate ex parte reexaminations of the claims of Applied’s U.S. Patents No. 5,921,855 (“'855 Patent”); No. 6,520,847 (“'847 Patent”); No. 6,699,115 (“'115 Patent”); and No. 6,824,455 (“'455 Patent”) (collectively, “Applied’s Patents”) covering polishing pads for chemical mechanical…
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