Legal Opinion
Larsen v. Marzall, Commissioner of Patents
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided March 6, 1952No. 11008PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WASHINGTON, Circuit Judge.
Appellant Delmar Larsen seeks to obtain a patent, in a suit brought under R.S. § 4915, 35 U.S.C.A. § 63, covering a fluid composition to' be used in the drilling of oil wells. 1 The Patent Office denied the application because it thought Larsen had not sufficiently shown that he had completed his invention prior to disclosure of the composition in the earlier application of a third party. This view was sustained by the District Court. It constitutes the sole defense relied on and the only one on which we' pass. Montgomery v. Marzall, 88 U.S. App.D.C. 281, 285, 189…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Corona Cord Tire Co. v. Dovan Chemical Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1928
- Hoover Co. v. CoeSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Mason v. HepburnCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1898
- Standard Oil Development Co. v. Marzall, Commissioner of PatentsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1950
- Mergenthaler v. ScudderCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1897
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Esso Standard Oil Company v. Sun Oil CompanyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1956
- Application of John A. Nelson and Anthony C. ShabicaCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1960
- L-O-F Glass Fibers Company and Everett J. Cook v. Robert C. Watson, Commissioner of PatentsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1955
- Farrand Optical Co., Inc. v. The United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1963
- John J. Goodrich v. Arnold C. Harmsen and Burke P. Lokey, Burke P. Lokey v. Arnold C. Harmsen and John J. GoodrichCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1971
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