Legal Opinion
Leo J. Fregeau v. Gerald J. Mossinghoff
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided November 7, 1985No. Appeal 85-649PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NIES, Circuit Judge.
This appeal is from the judgment of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, 602 F.Supp. 484, 224 USPQ 238 (1984), dismissing a civil action taken under 35 U.S.C. § 145 challenging the determination of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Board of Appeals (board) that claims 21-30 of application Serial No. 906,790 are unpatentable under 35 U.S.C. § 101 (inoperativeness — lack of utility), § 112 (inadequate disclosure of “how to use”), and § 103 (obviousness). Our jurisdiction over the appeal is found in 28 U.S.C. § 1295(a)(4)(C). We affirm.
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