Legal Opinion
Utter v. Hiraga
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided April 28, 1988No. 87-1531PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARKEY, Chief Judge.
Utter appeals from a decision of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences (board), awarding priority of invention to Hiraga et al., the senior party, in Interference No. 101,068 (’068 interference). Hiraga moved to dismiss the appeal, saying an agreement between the parties precluded Utter from appealing the board’s decision. We deny Hiraga’s motion to dismiss and affirm the board’s decision.
BACKGROUND
I. The Technology
The contested invention involves scroll compressors. Scroll compressors, which are used in air…
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