PATENT OFFICE PROF. v. FEDERAL LABOR REL. AUTH.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter B. Broida, Washington, D.C., for petitioner Patent Office Professional Ass'n.

Matthew M. Collette, Atty., Civ. Div., Dept. of Justice, with whom John R. Bolton, Asst. Atty. Gen., and William Kanter, Atty., Civ. Div., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for petitioner Patent and Trademark Office, Dept. of Commerce.

Denise Morelli, Atty., Federal Labor Relations Authority, with whom William E. Persina, Acting Sol., Federal Labor Relations Authority, Washington, D.C., was on the brief, for respondent.

Before MIKVA and RUTH B. GINSBURG, Circuit Judges, and HOGAN, District Judge.