IN RE SKVORECZ

No. 2008-1221.

580 F.3d 1262 (2009)

In re Robert SKVORECZ.

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.

September 3, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eugene Lieberstein, Baker & Hostetler LLP, of New York, NY, argued for appellant. With him on the brief was David A. Einhorn.

William LaMarca, Associate Solicitor, Office of the Solicitor, United States Patent and Trademark Office, of Arlington, VA, argued for the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office. With him on the brief was Benjamin D.M. Wood, Associate Solicitor.

Before NEWMAN, FRIEDMAN, and MAYER Circuit Judges.


NEWMAN, Circuit Judge.

Robert J. Skvorecz appeals the decision of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences (Board), rejecting claims 1-5 and 7 in his application to reissue United States Patent No. 5,996,948 (the '948 patent).1 We reverse the rejection and remand for further proceedings.

BACKGROUND

The Skvorecz invention is a wire chafing stand, such as is used for...

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