Legal Opinion
Hazeltine Research, Inc. v. David L. Ladd, Commissioner of Patents
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided April 5, 1965No. 18563PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Per curiam
The question involved in this case is whether a eopending patent is part of the “prior art” within the meaning of that term as used in 35 U.S.C. § 103, and whether a copending patent is a bar to a patent application only if it actually describes the invention for which patent is sought.
Having been unsuccessful in the Patent Office in their application for patent, appellants [plaintiffs] filed suit in the District Court to obtain a judgment authorizing appellee [defendant], Commissioner of Patents, to issue the patent applied for by them. The District Court, after a full hearing, rendered an…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Hazeltine Research, Inc. v. LaddDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1964
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