Legal Opinion
In Re Robert C. Sneed and Joseph C. Young, and E-Z Lay Pipe Corp. And Stream Line, Inc., Intervenors
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided June 27, 1983No. Appeal 82-604PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JACK R. MILLER, Circuit Judge.
This appeal is from the decision of the Patent and Trademark Office (“PTO”) Board of Appeals (“board”) affirming the examiner’s rejection of claims 1-18 in reissue application 966,740 under 35 U.S.C. § 103. Defendants in two district court actions for infringement of the patent for which reissue is sought were protestors below and are intervenors in this appeal. We affirm.
Procedural Background
Appellants Robert Sneed and Joseph Young were issued United States Patent No. 3,995,355 (the ’355 patent) 1 on December 7, 1976, for “Laying of Flexible Pipe.” In 1977 the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Company v. Berkley and Company, Inc., E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Company v. Berkley and Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1980
- Application of Charles D. Prater and James WeiCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1969
- Orthopedic Equipment Company, Inc., and Marriott Corporation, and Cross-Appellees v. The United States, and Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1983
- Douglas v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1975
- In re DienCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1982
4 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by26 opinions
- J.P. Stevens & Co., Inc. v. Lex Tex Ltd., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1984
- J.P. Stevens & Co. v. Lex Tex Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1984
- In Re Yujiro Yamamoto, and Dictaphone Corp., IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1984
- In Re Berwyn E. EtterCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1985
- In Re MouttetCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2012
21 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.