Legal Opinion
Frank E. Paulik and Robert G. Schultz v. Nabil Rizkalla and Charles N. Winnick
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided April 22, 1985No. Appeal 84-787; Interference 99764PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PAULINE NEWMAN, Circuit Judge.
This appeal is from the decision of the United States Patent and Trademark Office Board of Patent Interferences (Board), awarding priority of invention to the senior party Nabil Rizkalla and Charles N. Win-nick (Rizkalla), on the ground that the junior party and de facto first inventors Frank E. Paulik and Robert G. Schultz (Paulik) had suppressed or concealed the invention within the meaning of 35 U.S.C. § 102(g). We vacate this decision and remand to the Board.
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Rizkalla’s patent application has the effective filing date of March 10, 1975, its parent…
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