In re Ellis
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Hearing on an appeal from a decision of the Commissioner of Patents, rejecting certain claims in an application for patent. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
Hr. Justice Van Orsdel
delivered the opinion of the Court:
This is an appeal from the decision of the Commissioners of Patents, refusing to grant certain claims made by appellant, Carleton Ellis, in an application for finish removers. The *205Primary Examiner rejected these claims on the grounds, first, that they were devoid of invention; and, second, that to grant them would allow appellant to cover compositions of matter to which he was not entitled. On appeal, the Board of Examiners-in-Ohief reversed the decision of the Primary Examiner as to the first ground of rejection, but affirmed it as to…
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- Continental Paper Bag Co. v. Eastern Paper Bag Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Seymour v. OsborneSupreme Court of the United States · 1871
- Gill v. WellsSupreme Court of the United States · 1874
- The Incandescent Lamp PatentSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
- Rowell v. LindsaySupreme Court of the United States · 1885
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