Legal Opinion
Burlington Industries, Inc., John D. Neefus, and Frederick M. Shofner v. Donald J. Quigg, Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided July 15, 1987No. 86-1423PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PAULINE NEWMAN, Circuit Judge.
In this appeal by the Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks from the decision of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia in an action brought under 35 U.S.C. § 145, we affirm the district court’s decision authorizing the Commissioner to issue claims 1 through 15 of the patent application before it. Burlington Industries, Inc. v. Quigg, 229 USPQ 916 (D.D.C.1986).
The decision of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences (Board) was that claims 1 through 15 of patent application Serial No.…
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