Legal Opinion
Application of John S. Bozek
Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Decided November 6, 1969No. Patent Appeal 8173PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BALDWIN, Judge.
This is an appeal from the Patent Office Board of Appeals decision, adhered to on reconsideration, which affirmed the rejection of claims 2, 4, 5, 7, and 9-14 in appellant’s application, 1 as unpatenta ble over Speidel 2 in view of Henchert 3 under 35 U.S.C. § 103. The board reversed the rejection of three claims.
The Invention
As stated in appellant’s specification, the invention relates to “a can end of the easy opening type adapted for the dispensing of beverages including beer, wherein an end panel of the can end is provided with a score line which defines a tearout portion…
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