Legal Opinion
In re Cornwall
Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Decided February 21, 1956No. 6189PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWoRtjey, Judge
This is an appeal from the decision of the Board of Appeals of the United States Patent Office affirming the rejection by the Primary Examiner of the claim of appellant’s application for a patent on a design for a moisture vent tube. The appealed claim is as follows:
The ornamental Design for a Moisture Vent Tube; as shown.
The references relied on are:
Vatet, 2,298,319, October 13,1942.
Mas, D-136,002, July .13, 19-13.
Scallon, 2,513,056, June 27, 1950.
Reimann, D-161,645, January 16, 1951.
Chase, 2,248,065, July 8, 1941.
Appellant’s device is a small cylindrical tube adapted to be inserted into the…
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