Legal Opinion
In Re John R. Beattie
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided September 4, 1992No. 91-1396PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ARCHER, Circuit Judge.
John R. Beattie (Beattie) appeals from the decision of the Patent and Trademark Office Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences (board), No. 91-0646, dated April 30,1991, affirming the rejection of claims 1 through 7 in application Serial No. 07/300, 488 as unpatentable under 35 U.S.C. § 103 (1988). We affirm.
BACKGROUND
A. The Invention
Beattie’s application, entitled “Apparatus and Method for Reading and Playing Music on Keyboard or Stringed Instruments,” claims a marker intended to rest on the keys of a piano or other keyboard or fretboard instrument and to facilitate…
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