IN RE YAMAMOTO

Appeal No. 84-557.

740 F.2d 1569 (1984)

In re Yujiro YAMAMOTO, Appellant, and Dictaphone Corp., Intervenor.

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.

August 7, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Grover A. Frater, Santa Ana, Cal., argued for appellant.

Thomas E. Lynch, Washington, D.C., argued for appellee. With him on the brief were Joseph F. Nakamura, Sol., and Jere W. Sears, Deputy Sol., Washington, D.C.

Gregor N. Neff, New York City, argued for intervenor. With him on the brief were William S. Frommer, New York City, and Melvin J. Scolnick, Stamford, Conn., of counsel.

Before DAVIS, BALDWIN and MILLER, Circuit Judges.


BALDWIN, Circuit Judge.

This appeal is from a decision of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) Board of Appeals (board) in a reexamination proceeding involving U.S. Patent No. 3,747,228 (Yamamoto) issued to appellant, Yamamoto. The board affirmed rejection of claims 1-3, 7, and 8 as unpatentable under 35 U.S.C. § 103 over U.S. Patent No. 3,300,586 (Shepard) and of claim 4 over Shepard in view of U.S. Patent No. 3,550,289 (Orita). We affirm.

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