Legal Opinion
In re Wyer
Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Decided July 30, 1981No. 81-528PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RICH, Judge.
This appeal is from the decision of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) Board of Appeals (board) sustaining the examiner’s rejection of all claims under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b),1 on the ground that applicant’s invention was described in a printed publication in a foreign country more than one year prior to the U.S. filing date of his application serial No. 740,343, filed November 9, 1976, for a patent on a “Cable Junction Box.” We affirm.
Background 2
This appeal was heard on an agreed statement of the case, pursuant to CCPA Rule 5.5, which presents the following facts.…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- In re BayerCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1978
- Reeves Brothers, Inc., and Cross-Appellee v. U. S. Laminating Corp. And Travis Rauch, and Cross-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1969
- Reeves Brothers, Inc. v. US Laminating Corp.District Court, E.D. New York · 1968
- ICE CORPORATION v. Armco Steel CorporationDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1966
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3Cited by60 opinions
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