Legal Opinion
Robert N. Noyce v. Jack St. Clair Kilby, Jack St. Clair Kilby v. Robert N. Noyce
Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Decided January 29, 1970No. Patent Appeal 8182, 8205PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALMOND, Judge.
These are cross-appeals from the decision of the Board of Patent Interferences awarding priority of invention as to counts 1-4 to Kilby and counts 5 and 6 to Noyce in Interference No. 92,841 involving Noyce patent No. 2,981,877, issued April 25, 1961 on an application 1 filed July 80, 1959, and Kilby application serial No. 169,557, filed January 29, 1962.
The sole issue is whether counts 1-4, the subject matter of No. 8182 taken by Noyce, and count 6, 2 involved in No. 8205 brought by Kilby, are supported by a prior eopending application of Kilby, serial No. 791,602, filed…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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