Legal Opinion

Application of Samuel Grant

Court of Customs and Patent Appeals

Decided July 18, 1962No. Patent Appeal 6788PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SMITH, Judge.

Appellant has appealed from the decision of the Board of Appeals of the Patent Office affirming the Primary Examiner’s rejection of claims 16, 18, 20 and 22, of appellant’s application Serial No. 466,314, filed September 16, 1964, for a “Cold Wave Neutralizing Composition and Process,” on the sole ground of “undue breadth of recited terms and the lack of proper support in the original disclosure for said terms.” No prior art references were relied upon. Five claims, 16, 17, 21, 23 and 24, have been allowed.

An understanding of the invention claimed in the rejected claims and of…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Application of Walter Grimme, Werner Keil and Heinrich SchmitzCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1960
  2. In Re WalkerCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1934

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Mobil Oil Corporation v. WR Grace & CompanyDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1973
  2. Application of Alexander R. SurreyCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1966
  3. Application of Alexander R. SurreyCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1966

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