Legal Opinion
Acco Brands Corporation v. Fellowes, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided February 22, 2016No. 2015-1045PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHEN, Circuit Judge.
This case arises from an inter partes reexamination that ACCO Brands Corporation (ACCO) sought — and the Patent and Trademark Office instituted — against a patent owned by Fellowes, Inc. (Fel-lowes). After the examiner rejected four claims on obviousness grounds, Fellowes appealed to the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (Board). The Board reversed the rejections, finding that the examiner had failed to make a prima facie showing of obviousness. We reverse this finding and hold that the examiner made this prima facie showing. We remand the Board’s decision so it may further…
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