IN RE CORTRIGHT

No. 98-1258.

165 F.3d 1353 (1999)

In Re Joyce A. CORTRIGHT,

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.

January 19, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph B. Taphorn, of Poughkeepsie, New York, argued for appellant.

Scott A. Chambers, Associate Solicitor, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, of Arlington, Virginia, argued for the appellee. With him on the brief were Nancy J. Linck, Solicitor, Albin F. Drost, Deputy Solicitor, and Linda Moncys Isacson, Associate Solicitor.

Before MAYER, Chief Judge, NEWMAN, and RADER, Circuit Judges.


MAYER, Chief Judge.

Joyce A. Cortright appeals the September 23 and November 28, 1997, decisions of the United States Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences sustaining the rejection of claims 1 and 15 of patent application Serial No. 07/849,191 under 35 U.S.C. § 112, ¶ 1 (1994). Because the board erred with respect to claim 1 but not claim 15, we affirm-in-part, reverse-in-part, and remand.

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