Legal Opinion

Streck, Inc. v. Research & Diagnostic Systems, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Decided October 20, 2011No. 2011-1045PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

NEWMAN, Circuit Judge.

This appeal is from the judgment of the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska, deciding the question of priority of invention in an action brought under 35 U.S.C. § 146 (“Civil action in case of interference”). The district court awarded priority to the senior party, Streck, Inc. 1 The junior party, Research & Diagnostic Systems, Inc. (“R & D”), appeals, raising questions concerning (1) the procedures, burdens, and standards for a § 146 action, and (2) the correctness of the district court’s decision. The district court’s award of priority is…

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