United States Federal Circuit

The PTO's Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences' rejection of patent claim directed to a composition for treating and preventing HIV based on obviousness affirmed.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/09/2002
• Published 04/09/2002

Judges

• BRYSON, Circuit Judge., Before RADER, SCHALL, and BRYSON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• David L. Parker,Fulbright & Jaworski, L.L.P., of Austin, TX, argued for appellants.   With him on the brief were Nicole W. Stafford, and Stephen M. Hash.


• For Appellees:
  
• Stephen Walsh, Associate Solicitor, Office of the Solicitor, of Arlington, VA, argued for appellee.   With him on the brief were John M. Whealan, Solicitor, and Mark Nagumo, Associate Solicitor.   Of counsel was Kristin L. Yohannan, Attorney.