In Re Gary M. Beauregard, Larry K. Loucks, Khoa Dang Nguyen and Robert J. Urquhart

53 F.3d 1583, 35 U.S.P.Q. 2d (BNA) 1383, 1995 U.S. App. LEXIS 10565, 1995 WL 286698

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
• Decided: May 12, 1995
• Docket: 95-1054
• Status: Published

Opinion

ON MOTION

ORDER

ARCHER, Chief Judge.

The Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks moves to dismiss Gary M. Beauregard et al.’s appeal. Beauregard responds stating that vacatur or reversal of the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences’ decision and remand to the Board is the appropriate disposition. Beauregard requests that the remand order be issued as a precedential order.

Briefly, on August 4, 1994, the Board rejected Beauregard’s computer program product claims on the basis of the printed matter doctrine. Beauregard appealed. The Commissioner now states “that computer programs embodied in a tangible medium, such as floppy diskettes, are patentable subject matter under 35 U.S.C. § 101 and must be examined under 35 U.S.C. §§ 102 and 103.” The Commissioner states that he agrees with Beauregard’s position on appeal that the printed matter doctrine is not applicable. Thus, the parties are in agreement that no case or controversy presently exists.

Accordingly,

IT IS ORDERED THAT:

The Board’s decision is vacated and the case is remanded for further proceedings in accordance with the Commissioner’s concessions.