Legal Opinion

In Re Trans Texas Holdings Corp.

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Decided August 22, 2007No. 19-1973PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DYK, Circuit Judge.

Appellant Trans Texas Holdings Corp. (“Trans Texas”) appeals the decision of the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences (“Board”) in Reexamination Nos. 90/005,-841 and 90/005,842. The Board affirmed the examiner’s rejection of all of the claims of U.S. Patent No. 5,832,461 (filed Oct. 23, 1991) (“'461 patent”) and U.S. Patent No. 6,052,673 (filed Nov. 2, 1998) (“'673 patent”) as obvious under 35 U.S.C. § 103. We affirm.

BACKGROUND

I

Trans Texas is the assignee of both the '461 patent and the '673 patent. The '673 patent is a continuation of the '461 patent. The patents’…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Allen v. McCurrySupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  2. Parklane Hosiery Co. v. ShoreSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Edward H. Phillips v. Awh Corporation, Hopeman Brothers, Inc., and Lofton Corporation, Defendants-CrossCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2006
  4. Blonder-Tongue Laboratories, Inc. v. University of Illinois FoundationSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  5. Cybor Corporation v. Fas Technologies, Inc., and Fastar Ltd., Defendants-CrossCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1998

12 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

3Cited by24 opinions

  1. Larson Manufacturing Co. of South Dakota, Inc. v. Aluminart Products Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2009
  2. In Re SwansonCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2008
  3. Power Integrations, Inc. v. LeeCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2015
  4. Mylan Laboratories Ltd. v. Janssen Pharmaceutica, N.V.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2021
  5. SkyHawke Technologies, LLC v. Deca International Corp.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2016

19 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API