Legal Opinion
In re Dubois
Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Decided December 19, 1958No. 6395PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRich, Judge
The question here is the patentability of a bit of military uniform accouterment known as a shoulder cord. We are told that it was ■created in response to a- need for some device which could be worn by all infantrymen, regardless of ability or experience by virtue of which various medals, badges and ribbons might be worn, for the purpose of improving and maintaining morale and espirit de corps.
The shoulder cord, which is a closed loop large enough to surround the shoulder, is described (with illustrations) in the Department of the Army’s Special Regulations No. 600-60-1 of 8 April 1953, pages…
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