United States Federal Circuit

A decision rejecting of all of the claims of certain patents describing a system of inflation-adjusted deposit and loan accounts is affirmed where: 1) the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences was not bound by the district court's claim construction and properly construed the term "responsive to the rate of inflation" and related terms; and 2) did not err in holding that the patent claims at issue would have been obvious over the prior art.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/22/2007
• Published 08/22/2007

Judges

• DYK, Circuit Judge., Before MICHEL, Chief Judge, MAYER and DYK, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• David L. Parker, Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P., of Austin, TX, argued for appellant.   With him on the brief was Marcy Hogan Greer.   Of counsel was Shafeeqa Watkins Giarratani., William LaMarca, 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 was Thomas L. Stoll, Associate Solicitor.   Of counsel was Stephen Walsh, Acting Solicitor.