Legal Opinion
In Re ICON Health and Fitness, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided August 1, 2007No. 2006-1573PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PROST, Circuit Judge.
ICON Health & Fitness, Inc. (“Icon”) appeals from a decision by the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences (“Board”) during reexamination of Icon’s U.S. Patent No. 5,676,624 (“the '624 patent”). Ex parte ICON Health & Fitness, Reexam. No. 90/005,117, Appeal No.2006-0790, 2006 WL 1665623 (B.P.A.I. May 16, 2006) (“Board Decision ”). Finding no error in the Board’s decision, we affirm its decision holding Icon’s claims unpatentable as obvious.
BACKGROUND
Icon owns the '624 patent, issued October 14, 1997, and sought reexamination by the Patent and Trademark Office (“PTO”).…
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