Legal Opinion

Minnesota Mining & Mfg. Co. v. Minnesota Linseed Oil Paint Co.

Court of Customs and Patent Appeals

Decided January 20, 1956No. 6111; No. 6112; No. 6113PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtO’Connell, Acting Chief Judge

These are three appeals from the decisions of the Commissioner of Patents acting through the Examiner-in-Chief. One of them is a cancellation proceeding, No. 5463, 98 USPQ 74; the other two are opposition proceedings, No. 27,956, 98 USPQ 76, and No. 28,468, 98 USPQ 72. The issues in all three cases overlap each other to a great extent and were determined in the Patent Office on the same date, July 1, 1953. All the proceedings were based upon the same record and exhibits, and while three decisions were rendered by the Commissioner of Patents, and separate briefs have been filed here in each…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. In Re Lyndale FarmCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1951
  2. Burmel Handkerchief Corp. v. Cluett, Peabody & Co.Court of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1942
  3. Coschocton Glove Co. v. Buckeye Glove Co.Court of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1937
  4. Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc. v. Technicolor Motion Picture Corp.Court of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1948
  5. Tidy-House Paper Products, Inc. v. Tidy House Products Co. (Iowa). Tidy House Products Co. (Iowa) v. Tidy-House Paper Products, IncCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1951

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Powermatics, Inc. v. Globe Roofing Products Co., Inc.Court of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1965
  2. Burris Carpet Plus, Inc. v. BurrisNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2010
  3. Camloc Fastener Corp. v. OPW Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 1958
  4. Minnesota Mining & Mfg. Co. v. Minnesota Linseed Oil Paint Co. (Now by Change of Name Minnesota Paints, Inc.), Minnesota Mining & Mfg. Co. v. Minnesota Linseed Oil Paint Co. (Now by Change of Name Minnesota Paints, Inc.), Minnesota Linseed Oil Paint Co. (Now by Change of Name Minnesota Paints, Inc.) v. Minnesota Mining & Mfg. Co.Court of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1956
  5. House of Worsted-Tex, Inc. v. Deering Milliken & Company, Inc.Court of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1956

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