RETURN MAIL, INC. v. U.S. POSTAL SERVICE

2016-1502.

868 F.3d 1350 (2017)

RETURN MAIL, INC., Appellant v. UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE, United States, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.

Decided: August 28, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

RICHARD L. RAINEY , Covington & Burling LLP, Washington, DC, argued for appellant. Also represented by MICHAEL S. SAWYER ; ERIC MICHAEL ADAMS , DOUGLAS H. ELLIOTT , The Elliott Law Firm, PLLC, Bellaire, TX; LEE LANDA KAPLAN , JEFFREY POTTS , Smyser, Kaplan & Veselka, LLP, Houston, TX.

DAVID ALLEN FOLEY, JR. , Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC, argued for appellees. Also represented by BENJAMIN C. MIZER , JOHN FARGO .

Dissenting opinion filed by Circuit Judge Newman.


Patent assignee Return Mail, Inc. ("Return Mail") appeals from the final written decision of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's ("PTO") Patent Trial and Appeal Board ("Board") in a review of a covered business method ("CBM") patent. The Board held that the U.S. Postal Service and the United States (collectively, "the Postal...

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