In Re Paul Graff

PAULINE NEWMAN, Circuit Judge.

Paul Graff appeals the decision of the Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences 1 affirming the rejection of the claims of this reissue application. The Board held that grant of a reissue patent precludes the grant of a later reissue patent from a continuation reissue application. The Board also held that not only the reissue application but also broadening claims, as were sought by Mr. Graff, must be filed within two years of the original patent issue date. We reverse as to the first ground, and affirm as to the second. Thus…