Legal Opinion
In re Barker
Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Decided July 21, 1977No. Patent Appeal No. 76-659PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MILLER, Judge.
This appeal is from the decision of the Patent and Trademark Office Board of Appeals (board) rejecting claim 18 in application serial No. 504,317, filed September 9, 1974, for “Prefabricated Shingle Panels.” We affirm.
The Invention
Appellants’ invention is a method of making prefabricated panels of wooden shingles. Their amended specification describes the invention as follows (all italicized material added by amendment; material deleted not shown):
The theory of the regular modular panels shown in Figures 7 and 10 is that they are constructed according to a type established for…
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