Legal Opinion
Rolland C. Higley v. Edward J. Brenner, Commissioner of Patents
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided December 13, 1967No. 20779_1PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TAMM, Circuit Judge:
Appellant Higley sought a patent on a tractor-drawn frame or subsoil tiller — an oscillating groundworking implement which, by imparting a vibrating motion to the tools, not only can penetrate the soil to a depth of two and one half feet but can thereupon simultaneously shatter both hardpan and subsoil. The Patent Office rejected his application, and the Board of Appeals affirmed that rejection. 1 He then brought suit in the District Court below under 35 U.S.C. § 145 2 to compel issuance of a patent. The District Court dismissed the suit, and the present appeal was taken.
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2Cases cited18 opinions
- United States v. United States Gypsum Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Graham v. John Deere Co. of Kansas CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. v. Supermarket Equipment Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1951
- The Barbed Wire PatentSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Hotchkiss v. GreenwoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1851
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Saf-Gard Products, Inc. v. Service Parts, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1976
- Commissioner of Patents v. Deutsche Gold-Und-Silber-Scheideanstalt Vormals RoesslerCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1968
- Flour City Architectural Metals v. Alpana Aluminum Products, Inc., Alpana Aluminum Products, Inc. v. Flour City Architectural MetalsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1972
- Panduit Corporation v. Burndy Corporation and Burndy Midwest, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1975
- Continental Can Company, Inc. v. Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1969
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