United States Federal Circuit

The PTO Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences' award of priority to another party for the development of a lubricant for HFC-based cooling systems, on the basis of an earlier conception and diligence toward a later reduction to practice, is affirmed.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/29/2002
• Published 10/29/2002

Judges

• CLEVENGER, Circuit Judge., Before MICHEL, CLEVENGER, and BRYSON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Donald Edward Scott,Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott, of Denver, Colorado, argued for appellant.   With him on the brief was Jason L. Peltz, of Chicago, Illinois.   Of counsel on the brief was Susan J. Mack, Sughrue Mion Zinn Macpeak & Seas, P.L.L.C., of Washington, DC. Of counsel were Mary Szews Moore, Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott, of Chicago, Illinois;  and Thomas J. Macpeak, Sughrue Mion Zinn Macpeak & Seas, P.L.L.C., of Washington, DC., Stephen Walsh, Associate Solicitor, Office of the Solicitor, United States Patent and Trademark Office, of Arlington, Virginia, argued for the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office.   With him on the brief were John M. Whealan, Solicitor;  Linda Moncys Isacson, Associate Solicitor;  and Mark Nagumo, Associate Solicitor.