Legal Opinion
Torok v. Watson
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided August 3, 1954No. Civ. A. 5597-52PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAWS, Chief Judge.
This is a suit to obtain a patent for discovery of a product and process relating to a device known as a thermistor. At issue are claims in plaintiff’s application numbered 10, 15, 20, 21, 23 and 31-34, rejected by the United States Patent Office as disclosed in prior patents, and as described in terms too broad to indicate the critical proportions of elements that must be used for the device to operate effectively, and claims 24-28, rejected as misjoined in this application.
The thermistor in its finished form is an instrument for the measurement and control of temperature.…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- General Electric Co. v. Hoskins Mfg. Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1915
- Oliver United Filters, Inc. v. SilverCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1953
- Sutherland Paper Co. v. Grant Paper Box Co. (Two Cases)Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1950
- Kwik Set, Inc. v. Welch Grape Juice Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1936
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- Application of Leo L. HengeholdCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1971
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- Schmidinger v. WelshDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1965
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