Legal Opinion
Application of Erwine Laverne and Estelle Laverne
Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Decided March 10, 1966No. Patent Appeal 7546PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RICH, Judge.
This appeal is from the decision of the Patent Office Board of Appeals affirming the rejection of application serial No. D-68,190, filed January 4,1962, for a Design for Chair or the Like.
The sole issue, as we see it, is the obviousness of appellants’ design, under 35 U.S.C. § 103, in view of the single reference relied on by the board, the design patent to Eero Saarinen, Des. 181,945, issued Jan. 21, 1958. The Patent Office Solicitor so regarded the issue, but neither the examiner nor the board referred to any statutory ground of rejection.
Appellants’ chair and the Saarinen chair…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Hotchkiss v. GreenwoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1851
- Application of JenningsCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1950
- Application of JohnsonCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1949
- In Re FaustmannCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1946
- Application of Angelo E. Bartlett and Elwood J. FletcherCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1962
2 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by28 opinions
- Schnading Corporation v. Gaines Manufacturing Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1974
- In re NalbandianCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1981
- High Point Design LLC v. Buyer's Direct, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2013
- In re RosenCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1982
- John K. Rains v. Niaqua, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1969
23 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.