Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit July 7, 2010, No. 2009-1400 (In re Giacomini)

RADER, Chief Judge.

Peter Joseph Giacomini, Walter Michael Pitio, Hector Francisco Rodriguez, and Donald David Shugard (collectively, “Giacomini”) appeal from a decision of the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences (“Board”) rejecting certain claims of U.S. Patent Application No. 09/725,737 as anticipated under 35 U.S.C. § 102. Ex parte Giacomini, No. 2009-0139, 2009 WL 1031659 (B.P.A.I. Apr.