New Wrinkle, Inc. v. Watson, Commissioner of Patents

FAHY, Circuit Judge.

In proceedings in the District Court pursuant to Rev.Stat. § 4915, 1 appellants sought judgment entitling them to letters patent on the basis of claims set forth in application Serial Ño. 653j932, relating to the art of producing a coating composition which creates a wrinkle finish when applied to a surface and dried. The court after a hearing filed a memorandum opinion and entered judgment dismissing the complaint. This accorded with the decision in the Patent Office. We think the judgment must be affirmed.

The claims define a dry mixture consisting of an oil reactant,…