Legal Opinion
In re Russell
Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Decided November 30, 1956No. 6227PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWoelev, Judge
This is an appeal from the decision of the Board of Appeals of the United States Patent Office affirming the rejection by the Primary Examiner of the single claim of appellant’s application for a patent on a design for a pump, on the ground of lack of invention over appellant’s prior patent, Des. 170,387. The appealed claim is as follows:
The ornamental design for a pump substantially as shown and described.
The references relied on are:
North, 385,319 June 26, 1888.
Tucker, D-107,465, December 14, 1937.
Peters et al., 2,557,139, June 19, 1951.
Russell, D-170,387, September 8, 1953.
Appellant’s…
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