Legal Opinion
Dennis J. Denen v. Kenneth G. Buss and Norman Culp
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided September 16, 1986No. Appeal 86-880PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BALDWIN, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal of the December 5,1985 decision of the United States Patent and Trademark Office Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences (board) awarding priority to the senior party, Kenneth G. Buss and Norman Culp (Buss, et al.) in patent interference No. 101,099. We affirm.
Background
An interference was provoked by Dennis Jr Denen (Denen) upon his application, Serial No. 285,628, with respect to claims 1-4, 6-10, and 13-15 of U.S. Patent No. 4,346,-265 issued to Buss, et al. The invention concerns a ringer circuit for telephones.
The board considered the activity…
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