Legal Opinion
Holmwood v. Sugavanam
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided November 5, 1991No. 91-1144PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RADER, Circuit Judge.
Graham Holmwood, et al., (Holmwood) appeal from the decision of the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences in Interference No. 101,866 (September 13, 1990). The Board held that Holmwood failed to establish a reduction to practice before the effective filing date of the senior party, Balasubramanyan Sugavanam, et al. (Suga-vanam). The Board awarded priority to Sugavanam. This court reverses.
*1238BACKGROUND
The interference below involved Holm-wood’s application, Serial No. 458,087, filed January 14, 1983, and Sugavanam’s application, Serial No. 596,149, filed April 2, 1984.…
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