Legal Opinion

Application of Philip S. Fay and Fred J. Fox

Court of Customs and Patent Appeals

Decided June 24, 1965No. Patent Appeal 7352PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SMITH, Judge.

Appellants appeal from a decision of the Board of Appeals, adhered to on reconsideration, affirming the examiner’s rejection of claims 1-4 of appellants’ application serial No. 782,641, filed December 24, 1958 and entitled “Improved Motor Fuel Composition Containing a Halo-carbon Compound” as unpatentable over the prior art.

The prior art consists of the following references:

Lincoln 2,214,768 Sept. 17, 1940

Prutton 2,281,598 May 5, 1942

Calingaert et al. 2,479,900 Aug. 23, 1949

Blaker 2,784,160 Mar. 5, 1957

Rudel 2,838,387 June 10, 1958

Newman et al. 2,937,932 May 24, 1960

Appellants…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Smith v. NicholsSupreme Court of the United States · 1875
  2. Mandel Brothers, Inc. v. WallaceSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
  3. Application of Heinrich Ruschig, Walter Aumüller, Gerhard Korger, Hans Wagner, Josef Scholz and Alfred BänderCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1965
  4. Application of Claus L. SporckCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1962
  5. Application of Ferdinand J. RattiCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1959

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3Cited by15 opinions

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  2. Maxted v. Pacific Car & Foundry CompanyWyoming Supreme Court · 1974
  3. In re PayneCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1979
  4. In Re Jean Pierre Lalu and Louis FoulletierCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1984
  5. Honeywell International Inc. v. Mexichem Amanco Holding S.A. De C.V.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2017

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