Legal Opinion
Application of Paul W. Garbo
Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Decided February 21, 1961No. Patent Appeal 6657PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARTIN, Judge.
This is an appeal from the decision of the Board of Appeals of the United States Patent Office sustaining the examiner’s rejection of the single claim of appellant’s application for a design patent.
The appealed claim is as follows:
“The ornamental design for a cinematic multiple-place trainer for automotive drivers as shown and described.”
The reference relied on is:
“Your Car Magazine, April, 1954, page 43, ‘Behind The Wheel Training.’ ”
The examiner described the claimed design as follows:
“The claimed design is for a driver training arrangement in a narrow enclosure such as a…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Application of William H. FrickCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1960
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