Legal Opinion

In re Fullam

Court of Customs and Patent Appeals

Decided April 22, 1947No. 5269PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtHatfield, Judge

This is an appeal from the decision of the Board of Appeals of the-United States Patent Office affirming the decision of the Primary Examiner rejecting all of the claims (Nos. 1 to 9, inclusive) in appellants’ application for a patent for an alleged invention relating to-improvements in polishing systems.

Claims 7 and 8 are article claims, whereas'the other claims define-appellants’ process.

Claims 2, 8, and 9 are sufficiently illustrative of the appealed claims. They read:

• 2. The method of rendering invisible a patch in an unpolished baked resin finish which comprises rubbing the patch and…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. General Electric Co. v. Wabash Appliance Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1938
  2. Halliburton Oil Well Cementing Co. v. WalkerSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
  3. Sylvania Industrial Corporation v. Visking CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1943
  4. Heidbrink v. McKessonCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1923
  5. In re CohenCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1943

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Application of Charles T. FuettererCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1963
  2. Application of ShortellCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1949
  3. In re KrodelCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1955
  4. In re LloydCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1949
  5. Application of William J. Krodel and Norman HackermanCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1955

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