Legal Opinion
New Wrinkle, Inc. v. Watson, Commissioner of Patents
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided October 12, 1953No. 11403_1PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
BAZELON, Circuit Judge.
The District Court dismissed this § 4915 suit for issuance of a patent upon a determination that the claims did not disclose invention. 1 The claims relate to a process for the manufacture of a varnish which, when applied to surfaces and dried, produces a wrinkled finish exhibiting a pattern of non-uniform worm-like separated wrinkles. Briefly described, the process involves the heating of tung oil, a powerful wrinkling agent, together with linseed oil, to control the critical thickening process of the tung oil; this oil composition is then mixed with a prepared…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Sinclair & Carroll Co. v. Interchemical Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Funk Bros. Seed Co. v. Kalo Inoculant Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Mandel Brothers, Inc. v. WallaceSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Sherwin-Williams Co. v. Marzall, Commissioner of PatentsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1951
- New Wrinkle, Inc. v. Watson, Commissioner of PatentsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1953
3Cited by1 opinion
- Diebold, Inc. v. Record Files, Inc.District Court, N.D. Ohio · 1953