Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit September 21, 2001, No. 00-1487 (Loral Fairchild Corp. v. Matsushita Electrical Industrial Co.)

lead-opinion

MICHEL, Circuit Judge.

This appeal requires our determination of whether the patentee submitted sufficient evidence to preclude summary judgment of invalidity for obviousness over an article published prior to the filing date of the patent application. Oral argument was heard on July 12, 2001.