A critique of recent opinions of the Federal Circuit in patent interferences

Article Abstract:

The author analyzes the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit's opinions, rendered in 1999, on patent interference. Topics covered include corroboration, interference practice, patentability , court review of interference decisions, and post-interference practice.

United States, Evaluation

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A critique of recent opinions of the Federal Circuit in patent interferences

Article Abstract:

Patent interference cases heard by the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in 1994 focused on reduction to practice, standards of proof and alternative pleadings, among other issues. In Bosies v. Benedict, the Court confirmed that preponderance of the evidence was the appropriate standard for showing priority. Alternate inventors and dates were allowed to be alleged in Credle v. Bond. The actual reduction to practice standard was softened in Scott v. Finney which involved a penile implant prototype.

Analysis, Practice, Patent practice

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A critique of recent opinions of the Federal Circuit in patent interferences

Article Abstract:

A survey of patent inference cases decided by the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in 1995 focuses on reduction to practice, factual questions and patentability. The Court expanded the exception of reduction to practice requirements made available for invention made with no moving parts in In re Asahi/America, Inc. The Court failed to resolve in Molins PLC v. Textron, Inc. what the ethical obligations might be when a practitioner represents two clients that may have interfering applications.

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