United States Federal Circuit

The Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences correctly concluded that defendant had proven reduction to practice of the invention (a process for the automated purchasing of prepaid telephone services) claimed in the count before plaintiff's filing date, thus the award of priority to junior party defendant is affirmed.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/26/2003
• Published 09/26/2003

Judges

• MICHEL, Circuit Judge., Before MICHEL, DYK, and PROST, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Sid Leach,Snell & Wilmer, L.L.P., of Phoenix, AZ, argued for appellant.   Of counsel were Thomas J. Finn and Michael K. Kelly.


• For Appellees:
  
• David G. Wille, Baker Botts L.L.P., of Dallas, TX, argued for appellee.   With him on the brief were Jeffrey D. Baxter and Charles S. Fish.