Legal Opinion

In re Conte

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Decided June 5, 2002No. 02-1150PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DECISION

LOURIE, Circuit Judge.

Francis L. Conte appeals from the decision of the United States Patent and Trademark Office Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences affirming the rejection of claims 1 and 4-10 of U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 08/331,851 as obvious under 35 U.S.C. § 103. Ex parte Conte, Appeal No.2000-2033, slip op. at 9 (Bd. Pat.App. & Inter. Sept. 20, 2001) (Paper No. 27) (“Conte II”). Because the Board’s decision was supported by substantial evidence and is correct as a matter of law, we affirm.

DISCUSSION

Mr. Conte is the named inventor of the ’851 application, which…

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