United States Federal Circuit

Claims of a patent directed to a fishing boat were properly rejected as obvious under 35 U.S.C. section 103.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/17/2002
• Published 12/17/2002

Judges

• MAYER, Chief Judge., Before MAYER, Chief Judge, CLEVENGER and RADER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• David K. Friedland,Lott & Friedland, P.A., of Coral Gables, Florida, argued for appellant.   With him on the brief was Ury Fischer.


• For Appellees:
  
• Raymond T. Chen, Associate Solicitor, Office of the Director, United States Patent and Trademark Office, of Arlington, Virginia, argued for appellee.   With him on the brief were John M. Whealan, Solicitor;  and Linda Moncys Isacson, Associate Solicitor.