United States Federal Circuit

The United States Patent and Trademark Office Board properly rejected plaintiff's hair brush patent application as obvious under 35 U.S.C. section 103(a).

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/24/2004
• Published 08/24/2004

Judges

• Before NEWMAN, RADER, and SCHALL, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Robert C. Kain, Jr., Fleit, Kain, Gibbons, Gutman, Bongini & Bianco P.L., of Fort Lauderdale, FL, argued for appellant., Thomas W. Krause, Associate Solicitor, United States Patent and Trademark Office, of Arlington, VA, argued for the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office.   With him on the brief were John M. Whealan, Solicitor, and William LaMarca, Associate Solicitor.   Of counsel was Cynthia C. Lynch, Associate Solicitor.