Legal Opinion
In re Corth
Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Decided June 7, 1973No. Patent Appeal No. 8828PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RICH, Judge.
This appeal is from the decision of the Patent Office Board of Appeals, adhered to on reconsideration, affirming the examiner’s rejection of article claims 1-6, all of the claims of application serial No. 535,835, filed March 21, 1966, entitled “Tantalum Carbide or Tantalum-Alloy Carbide Filament Mounting and Method.” We reverse.
The Invention
The claimed invention is a mounting structure for tantalum or tantalum-alloy carbide lamp filaments, described as follows in appellant’s brief before the board, with reference to Figs. 1 and 2 of appellant’s drawings below:
The filament…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Application of John C. NygardCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1965
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