Legal Opinion

In Re Faustmann

Court of Customs and Patent Appeals

Decided May 7, 1946No. Patent Appeal 5180PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BLAND, Associate Judge.

Appellant applied to the United States Patent Office for a patent for his claimed new, original and ornamental design for a typewriting machine. The Primary Examiner rejected the claim in said application and cited the following references: Bills D. 93,152, August 28, 1934; Lentz D. 134,305, November 10, 1942; Ostrey 1,828,939, October 27, 1931; Fairweather (Br.) 17,892, November 15, 1909; and stated:

“The essential features of applicant’s design reside in the keyboard and space bar of a typewriter, as shown in full lines on the drawing. The key tops and the space bar…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Gorham Co. v. WhiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1872
  2. Smith v. Whitman Saddle Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1893
  3. Strause Gas Iron Co. v. William M. Crane Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1916
  4. Steffens v. SteinerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1916
  5. Knapp v. Will & Baumer Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1921

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Application of Erwine Laverne and Estelle LaverneCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1966
  2. Knickerbocker Plastic Co., Inc. v. Allied Molding Corp. Knickerbocker Plastic Co., Inc. v. B. Shackman & Co., IncCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1950
  3. Application of StevensCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1949
  4. Application of JohnsonCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1949
  5. In re GlavasCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1956

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