United States Federal Circuit

In a patent dispute concerning a method of treating prostate cancer, the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences improperly held that defendant's patents and reissue patent applications were not anticipated by a European patent application.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/27/2005
• Published 06/27/2005

Judges

• BRYSON, Circuit Judge., Before BRYSON, Circuit Judge, PLAGER, Senior Circuit Judge, and PROST, Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Robert L. Baechtold, Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto, of New York, New York, argued for appellants.   With him on the brief were Daniel S. Glueck and Stephen E. Belisle, of Washington, DC., Herbert H. Mintz, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, L.L.P., of Washington, DC, argued for cross appellant.   With him on the brief was Lara C. Kelley.