United States Federal Circuit

Appellant's claimed patent design application for transparent region of pre-recorded optical disks differs from the existing patent design where the difference in overall appearance and visual effect of the claimed design is obvious.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/18/2001
• Published 04/18/2001

Judges

• SCHALL, Circuit Judge., Before SCHALL, Circuit Judge, FRIEDMAN, Senior Circuit Judge, and GAJARSA, Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Andrew J. Patch,Young & Thompson, of Arlington, VA, argued for appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Joseph G. Piccolo, Associate Solicitor, Office of the Solicitor, of Arlington, VA, argued for appellee, Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office.   With him on the brief were John M. Whealan, Solicitor;  and Sydney O. Johnson, Jr., Associate Solicitor.