Legal Opinion

Application of Newsome W. Gay

Court of Customs and Patent Appeals

Decided November 14, 1962No. Patent Appeal 6836PublishedCited by 121 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RICH, Judge.

This appeal is from the decision of the Patent Office Board of Appeals affirming the examiner’s rejection of combination claims 16 and 17 in application Serial No. 468,753 entitled “Rice Cooking Containers and Processes.”

The invention relates to a rice cooking container in the nature of a perforated bag which “permits the uniform cooking of fluffy rice [i. e., that which is “firm and non-sticky”] by inexperienced or unskilled persons.” Appellant’s brief de*770scribes the container and its operation as follows:

“The container * * * is adapted to enclose a predetermined quantity of…

2Cited by121 opinions

  1. Teleflex, Inc. v. Ficosa North America Corp., Fico Cables, S.A., and Ficosa North America S.A. De C.V.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2002
  2. Amgen, Inc., Plaintiff/cross-Appellant v. Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., and Genetics Institute, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1991
  3. Eurand, Inc. v. Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2012
  4. Northern Telecom, Inc. v. Datapoint Corporation, Defendant/cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1990
  5. Spectra-Physics, Inc., Appellee/cross-Appellant v. Coherent, Inc., Appellant/crossCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1987

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