Legal Opinion
Donald M. Woods v. William S. Tsuchiya
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided February 15, 1985No. Appeal 84-871PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Per curiam
This appeal is from the decision of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“PTO”) Board of Interferences (“Board”)1 awarding priority of invention of the counts in issue to the junior party, William *1573S. Tsuchiya (“Tsuchiya”), on the basis that the senior party, Donald M. Woods (“Woods”), was estopped from claiming the subject matter of the counts. We affirm.
BACKGROUND
1. Subject Matter of the Counts
The invention relates to an apparatus for grass trimming, having a flexible filament of plastic, which is rotated in a cutting plane at high speed so that grass is cut upon impact with the…
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