United States Federal Circuit

In a patent dispute concerning a superalloy, rejection of plaintiff's US Patent Application is affirmed where substantial evidence supports a prima facie case of obviousness.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/25/2005
• Published 05/25/2005

Judges

• RADER, Circuit Judge., Before CLEVENGER, Circuit Judge, FRIEDMAN, Senior Circuit Judge, and RADER, Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• James A. Mitchell, Price, Heneveld, Cooper, DeWitt & Litton, LLP, of Grand Rapids, Michigan, argued for appellants.   With him on the brief was Gunther J. Evanina., C. Edward Polk, Jr., 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 was John M. Whealan, Solicitor, and William G. Jenks, Associate Solicitor.   Of counsel was Linda Moncys Isacson.