Case Name: Charles W. PARKER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MICROSOFT CORPORATION, Defendant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2007-01-10
Citations: 212 F. App'x 993
Docket Number: No. 2007-1017
Parties: Charles W. PARKER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MICROSOFT CORPORATION, Defendant.
Judges: Before LOURIE, LINN, and MOORE, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 212
Pages: 993–993

Head Matter:
Charles W. PARKER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MICROSOFT CORPORATION, Defendant.
No. 2007-1017.
United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.
Jan. 10, 2007.
Charles W. Parker, of Durham, North Carolina, pro se.
Before LOURIE, LINN, and MOORE, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Charles W. Parker ("Parker") appeals a final judgment of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia dismissing his patent infringement action against Microsoft Corporation as frivolous. Parker v. Microsoft Corp., No. 06-CV-00540 (D.D.C. Mar. 23, 2006). We review a district court's frivolousness determination for an abuse of discretion. Denton v. Hernandez, 504 U.S. 25, 32, 112 S.Ct. 1728, 118 L.Ed.2d 340 (1992). Parker's allegations that he has patented the "elemental atom" and that Microsoft has infringed his rights by using and improperly claiming inventorship of such an invention are "fanciful," "fantastic," and "delusional" contentions supporting the district court's determination. Id. at 33-34, 112 S.Ct. 1728. On appeal, Parker provides us with no persuasive basis to conclude that the district court abused its discretion in dismissing the action. We affirm.