In Re Eppinger

BLAND, Associate Judge.

The Examiner of the design division of the United States Patent Office finally rejected all the claims, two in number, of appellant’s application for a design patent for an ornamental design for a trolling spoon used in fishing. Appellant’s specification originally consisted of what he denominated as. four claims, three of which were prepared much on the plan of a claim covering a mechanical invention. After considerable Patent Office amendment and consideration, the Examiner finally rejected claims 2 and 4. He had ruled that all claims but claim 4 be canceled. This…