United States Federal Circuit

The Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences' confirmation of plaintiff's claims 1–14 of the '680 patent for a mechanical conveyor belt as patentable is: 1) affirmed in part, in that the claims are not anticipated; and 2) reversed in part with regard to the Board's determination that the claimed invention is not obvious in view of certain prior art.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/23/2013
• Published 01/23/2013

Judges

• NEWMAN

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

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