Legal Opinion
In Re Anthony J. Robertson and Charles L. Scripps
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided February 25, 1999No. 98-1270PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the court filed by Senior Circuit Judge FRIEDMAN, in which Circuit Judge PAULINE NEWMAN joins. Concurring opinion filed by Circuit Judge RADER.
FRIEDMAN, Senior Circuit Judge:
This appeal challenges the decision of the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences (Board) that claim 76 in the appellants’ patent application was anticipated by and obvious over United States Patent No. 4,895,569 (the Wilson patent). We reverse.
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Both claim 76 and Wilson involve fastening and disposal systems for diapers. In both, the body of the diaper features a small front and a larger rear section. The…
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