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GOULD v. MOSSINGHOFF

No. 82-2091.

711 F.2d 396 (1983)

Gordon GOULD, Appellant, v. Gerald J. MOSSINGHOFF, Honorable Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks, in his official capacity.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided July 12, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William L. Mentlik, Westfield, N.J., with whom Roy H. Wepner, and Richard I. Samuel, Westfield, N.J., were on the brief for appellant.

Fred E. McKelvey, Associate Sol., with whom Joseph F. Nakamura, Sol., Washington, D.C., were on the brief for appellee.

Before WALD and EDWARDS, Circuit Judges, and SWYGERT, Senior Circuit Judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.

Opinion for the Court filed by HARRY T. EDWARDS, Circuit Judge.

HARRY T. EDWARDS, Circuit Judge:

In 1977, appellant Gordon Gould applied for a patent on certain laser technology. When the Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks ("PTO") rejected the application in toto for inadequate disclosure of the claimed invention, appellant sought de novo review in the District Court. The court did not address the merits of the inadequacy of disclosure issue...

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