Legal Opinion
Application of Josserand
Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Decided April 10, 1951No. Patent Appeals 5779PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*487GARRETT, Chief 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, hereinafter referred to as the examiner, of all the claims, numbered 22 to 27, inclusive, of appellant’s application for patent bearing the broad title “Drive-In Theater.”
The rejection was based on the ground of public use found by the tribunals of the Patent Office, as the result of an inquiry in a public use proceeding, to have occurred more than two years before appellant filed his application.1
Appellant’s application has…
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- National Biscuit Co. v. Crown Baking Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1939
- In Re ShimerCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1934
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