Legal Opinion
Snitzer v. Etzel
Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Decided April 8, 1976No. Patent Appeal No. 75-561PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MILLER, Judge.
This appeal is from the decision1 of the Patent and Trademark Office Board of Patent Interferences awarding priority of invention of the two counts in issue to the junior party, Etzel et al. (Etzel). The counts were copied by Snitzer2 from Etzel’s patent No. 3,208,009,3 issued September 21, 1965. The ultimate question, which the board decided against Snitzer, is whether senior party-appellant can make the counts. We affirm.
Subject Matter of the Counts
The invention is a lasing element of a glass laser having a clear glass as the laser-active host medium and trivalent ytterbium…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Field v. Knowles. Field v. KnowlesCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1950
- William S. Gubelmann, Deceased, by Walter S. Gubelmann v. Herman GangCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1969
- Lester C. Crome v. Henton MorroghCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1956
- Robert L. Dreyfus and John W. Harrison v. Martin M. SternauCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1966
- Snitzer v. EtzelCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1972
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- In re ReuterCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1981
- Albert R. Martin v. Ferdy P. MayerCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1987
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