Legal Opinion
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company v. David L. Ladd, Commissioner of Patents
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided June 24, 1965No. 18440_1PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Per curiam
The Patent Office rejected appellants’ application, filed June 8, 1955, for a patent on the process of mixing the ingredients of polyurethane foams at pressures of 0.5 to 60 pounds per square inch above atmospheric pressure. The use of such pressures during mixing allegedly results in uniform and controlled cell size and eliminates fissures in the end product. Appellants then sued the Commissioner of Patents in the District Court under 35 U.S.C. § 145 for a declaration that they are entitled to the patent. The District Court entered judgment for the defendant and dismissed the complaint, and…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Abbott v. CoeCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1939
- Esso Standard Oil Company v. Sun Oil CompanyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1956
- Standard Oil Development Co. v. Marzall, Commissioner of PatentsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1950
- L-O-F Glass Fibers Company and Everett J. Cook v. Robert C. Watson, Commissioner of PatentsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1955
- Asseff v. Marzall, Commissioner of PatentsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1951
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Application of Frantz Lund and Wagn Ole GodtfredsenCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1967
- Reeves Brothers, Inc. v. US Laminating Corp.District Court, E.D. New York · 1968
- National Distillers & Chemical Corporation v. Edward J. Brenner, Commissioner of PatentsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1967
- Indiana General Corporation v. Lockheed Aircraft CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1968
- Wolfgang Baenitz and Chemische Werke Witten v. David L. Ladd, Commissioner of PatentsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1966
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