HELFGOTT & KARAS, P.C. v. DICKENSON

No. 99-1308.

209 F.3d 1328 (2000)

HELFGOTT & KARAS, P.C., Plaintiff-Appellant, and Dov Sheffer and R.S.R. Adtec Ltd., Plaintiffs, v. Q. Todd DICKENSON, Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.

April 14, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael F. Sarney, Helfgott & Karas, P.C., of New York, New York, argued for plaintiffs-appellants. With him on the brief was Aaron B. Karas.

Mark Nagumo, Associate Solicitor, Office of the Solicitor, of Arlington, Virginia, argued for defendant-appellee. With him on the brief was Albin F. Drost, Acting Solicitor; John M. Whealan, Acting Deputy Solicitor; and Linda Moncys Isacson, Associate Solicitor. Of counsel were Scott A. Chambers, and Nancy C. Slutter, Attorneys, Office of the Solicitor.

Before PLAGER, CLEVENGER, and SCHALL, Circuit Judges.


CLEVENGER, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff Helfgott & Karas, P.C. appeals the dismissal of its claims by the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. See Helfgott & Karas v. Lehman, 47 F.Supp.2d 425 (S.D.N.Y.1998). At issue is the refusal of the Commissioner of the Patent and Trademark Office1 to reinstate international prosecution of a patent application filed...

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