Legal Opinion

Application of Joseph Francis Skrivan

Court of Customs and Patent Appeals

Decided June 25, 1970No. Patent Appeal 8300PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BALDWIN, Judge.

Skrivan appeals from the decision of the Patent Office Board of Appeals, adhered to on reconsideration, which affirmed the final rejection of claims 9-16, all of the remaining claims in his application, 1 on the ground of double patenting over his. own patent. 2 Claims 9, 10 and 12-16 were rejected additionally as being “unduly broad” under 35 U.S.C. § 112. We shall consider each rejection separately.

THE DOUBLE PATENTING REJECTION

The varying positions taken by the Patent Office during the prosecution of the claims on appeal reflect some of the confusion which existed before,…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Application of Charles D. Prater and James WeiCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1969
  2. Application of Walter L. Borkowski and John J. Van VenrooyCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1970
  3. Application of Charles J. Plank and Edward J. RosinskiCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1968

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Application of Alfred Marzocchi and Richard C. HortonCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1971
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  3. Gemveto Jewelry Co., Inc. v. Jeff Cooper Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1983
  4. In re BowenCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1974
  5. Barnett v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1984

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