Legal Opinion

Robert E. Parks and Robert L. Marietta v. David H. Fine

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Decided October 9, 1985No. Appeal 85-757PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FRIEDMAN, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a decision of the Patent and Trademark Office Board of Patent Interferences (Board), refusing to dissolve an interference between U.S. Patent No. 4,018,562 (Parks patent) and application Serial No. 512,374 filed by Fine and awarding priority to the Fine application over the Parks patent. The decision not to dissolve the interference is reversed and the award of priority to the Fine application is vacated.

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The subject matter of the ten interference counts in this case involves a method for determining the total nitrogen content of a sample of an…

2Cases cited6 opinions

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  2. Leslie C. Case v. Cpc International, Inc., and Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks, Co-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1984
  3. Kamakazi Music Corp. v. Robbins Music Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 1982
  4. Corbett v. ChisholmCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1977
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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Phillip W. Berman, Timothy J. Gregory, Laurence A. Lasky, Gerald R. Nakamura, Eric J. Patzer, John S. Patton, and Ellen S. Vitetta v. Gerard M. HouseyCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2002
  2. In Re Kenneth L. BergerCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2002
  3. Cytologic, Inc. v. Biopheresis GmbhDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2010
  4. Robert E. Parks and Robert L. Marietta v. David H. FineCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1986
  5. Thorn EMI North America, Inc. v. Intel Corp.District Court, D. Delaware · 1996

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