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Ex Parte Le et al

12271166 (P.T.A.B. Sep. 29, 2017)
Ex Parte Le et al

6 Cited authorities

  1. Bonito Boats, Inc. v. Thunder Craft Boats, Inc.

    489 U.S. 141 (1989)   Cited 581 times   16 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a state law prohibiting people from copying unpatentable boat hull designs was preempted because it sought to provide patent-like protection to boat designs not protectable by patent laws and it "contravenes the ultimate goal of public disclosure and use that is the centerpiece of federal patent policy"

  2. Smithkline Beecham Corp. v. Apotex Corp.

    439 F.3d 1312 (Fed. Cir. 2006)   Cited 279 times   3 Legal Analyses
    Holding arguments insufficiently developed in briefing are forfeited

  3. Futrall v. Ray

    111 F.2d 695 (8th Cir. 1940)   Cited 2 times

    No. 11653. May 13, 1940. Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Arkansas; Harry J. Lemley, Judge. Action by E.B. Futrall, receiver of the Lee County National Bank, against Mrs. Ella M. Ray, to recover stockholder's assessment. From a judgment of dismissal, plaintiff appeals. Affirmed. John C. Sheffield, of Helena, Ark., for appellant. J.B. Daggett, of Marianna, Ark. (Daggett Daggett and C.E. Daggett, all of Marianna, Ark., on the brief), for appellee. Before

  4. Section 103 - Conditions for patentability; non-obvious subject matter

    35 U.S.C. § 103   Cited 6,148 times   482 Legal Analyses
    Holding the party seeking invalidity must prove "the differences between the claimed invention and the prior art are such that the claimed invention as a whole would have been obvious before the effective date of the claimed invention to a person having ordinary skill in the art to which the claimed invention pertains."

  5. Section 6 - Patent Trial and Appeal Board

    35 U.S.C. § 6   Cited 186 times   63 Legal Analyses
    Giving the Director authority to designate "at least 3 members of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board" to review "[e]ach appeal, derivation proceeding, post-grant review, and inter partes review"

  6. Section 134 - Appeal to the Patent Trial and Appeal Board

    35 U.S.C. § 134   Cited 98 times   30 Legal Analyses

    (a) PATENT APPLICANT.-An applicant for a patent, any of whose claims has been twice rejected, may appeal from the decision of the primary examiner to the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, having once paid the fee for such appeal. (b) PATENT OWNER.-A patent owner in a reexamination may appeal from the final rejection of any claim by the primary examiner to the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, having once paid the fee for such appeal. 35 U.S.C. § 134 July 19, 1952, ch. 950, 66 Stat. 801; Pub. L. 98-622