Legal Opinion
Matter of the Application of Arthur E. Dubois and Elizabeth Will
Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Decided December 19, 1958No. Patent Appeal 6395PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RICH, Judge.
The question here is the patent-ability of a bit of military uniform accouterment known as a shoulder cord. We are told that it was created in response to a need for some device which could be worn by all infantrymen, regardless of ability or experience by virtue of which various medals, badges and ribbons might be worn, for the purpose of improving and maintaining morale and esprit de corps.
The shoulder cord, which is a closed loop large enough to surround the shoulder, is described (with illustrations) in the Department of the Army’s Special Regulations No. 600-60-1 of 8 April…
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