United States Federal Circuit

Where the parties agree that the level of skill in the art is high, any finding by the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences that the proper level of skill is less than that urged by the parties would only reinforce the Board's conclusion of nonobviousness.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/16/2001
• Published 08/16/2001

Judges

• MICHEL, Circuit Judge., Before MAYER, Chief Judge, MICHEL, and LINN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• James A. Deland,Deland Law Office, of San Ramon, CA, argued for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Michael J. Fink, Greenblum & Bernstein, of Reston, VA, argued for appellee.