Legal Opinion
Application of Herman Hoeksema
Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Decided August 8, 1968No. Patent Appeal 7778PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SMITH, Judge.
In our prior consideration of this appeal, we affirmed the decision of the Patent Office Board of Appeals, which had affirmed the examiner’s rejection of the sole remaining claim of appellant’s application,1 In re Hoeksema, 379 F.2d 1007, 54 CCPA 1618 (1967). Because of the continuing importance of the questions involved, and the strong suggestion of error in our earlier opinion, we granted appellant’s petition for a rehearing under the provisions of Rule 7 of this court, 55 CCPA -, (October 5, 1967).
The parties filed new briefs, and the case was reargued on January 3, 1968. Upon…
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