Legal Opinion
In re Johnston
Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Decided September 19, 1974No. Patent Appeal No. 9088PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BALDWIN, Judge.
This appeal is from the decision of the Patent Office Board of Appeals rejecting claims 20-241 of appellant’s application.2
The Invention
Appellant’s invention relates to an automatic financial record-keeping system which employs a digital computer. The application states:
Automatic data processing equipments employing digital computers have been developed for the handling of much of the record-keeping operations involved in a banking system.
*766The checks and deposit slips are automatically processed by forming those items as machine-readable records; that is, magnetic ink characters…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Gottschalk v. BensonSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Application of Charles D. Prater and James WeiCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1969
- In re SponnobleCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1969
- Application of Walter D. Bernhart and William A. FetterCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1969
- Application of Albert W. MusgraveCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1970
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Bandag, Inc., Appellee/cross-Appellant. v. Al Bolser's Tire Stores, Inc., Appellant/cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1984
- Dann v. JohnstonSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- State Street Bank & Trust Co. v. Signature Financial Group, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1998
- In re BergyCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1979
- Eltra Corporation v. Basic IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1979
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