Legal Opinion

Application of Leonard Edge

Court of Customs and Patent Appeals

Decided May 5, 1966No. Patent Appeal 7618PublishedCited by 1 opinion

Kirkpatrick, J., dissented from reversal of rejection of claim 1.

1Opinion of the Court

RICH, Acting Chief Judge.

This appeal is from the decision of the Patent Office Board of Appeals affirming the examiner’s rejection of claims 1 and 6-8 in application serial No. 219,918, filed August 28, 1962, for “Business Bonus Card.” No claim is allowed.

The invention is a business card, and method of making same, to be used by supermarkets, race tracks, movie theaters, etc., as a business inducing device. The card, of such size as to permit carrying in the customer’s wallet, is of paper-like material and contains numerals printed in partitioned areas, usually located around the periphery…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Application of Arthur L. ScottCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1963
  2. Application of Russell C. FlintCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1964
  3. In re FleissnerCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1959

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Ritter v. Rohm & Haas CompanyDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1967

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