Finn v. Rea

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
• Decided: October 16, 2013
• Docket: 12-1635
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________

BRUCE L. FINN, Appellant,

v.

TERESA STANEK REA, Acting Director, United States Patent and Trademark Office, Appellee,

AND

MOLE-RICHARDSON CO., Appellee. ______________________

2012-1635 ______________________

Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences in Reexamination No. 95/000,383. ______________________

JUDGMENT ______________________

FRED H. HOLMES, Fellers, Snider, Blankenship, Bailey & Tippens, P.C., of Tulsa, Oklahoma, argued for appel- lant. On the brief were SCOTT R. ZINGERMAN and TERRY L. WATT. Of counsel on the brief was DANIEL B. GRAVES, Graves McLain, PLLC, of Tulsa, Oklahoma. FRANCES M. LYNCH, Associate Solicitor, United States Patent and Trademark Office, of Alexandria, Virginia, argued for appellee, Teresa Stanek Rea, Acting Director, United States Patent and Trademark Office. With her on the brief were NATHAN K. KELLEY, Deputy Solicitor, and KRISTI L.R. SAWERT, Associate Solicitor.

BRIDGETTE AGNESS, Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP, of Los Angeles, California, argued for appellee, Mole-Richardson Co. With her on the brief was GARY A. CLARK. ______________________

THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is

ORDERED and ADJUDGED:

PER CURIAM (PROST, REYNA, and TARANTO, Circuit Judges). AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

October 16, 2013 /s/ Daniel E. O’Toole Date Daniel E. O’Toole Clerk