Legal Opinion
In Re Allen
Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Decided December 9, 1940No. Patent Appeal 4398PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LENROOT, Associate Judge.
This is an appeal from a decision of the Board of Appeals of the United States Patent Office affirming a decision of the examiner rejecting, for want of patent-ability over the cited prior art, claims 1, 2,. 3, 5, 7, 8, 9 and 10 of appellant’s application for a patent.
The examiner also rejected claims 4, 6, IP and 12 for the same reason, but such rejection was reversed by the Board of Appeals and these claims stand allowed.
Claims 1, 2, 3 and 5 are method claims; claims 7, 8, 9 and 10 are for a plastic composition.
Claims 1, 3 and 8 are illustrative of the claims in…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Ex Parte LangeSupreme Court of the United States · 1874
- Goddard v. OrdwaySupreme Court of the United States · 1880
- Basset v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1870
- Doss v. TyackSupreme Court of the United States · 1853
- Bakelite Corporation v. National Aniline & Chem. Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1936
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3Cited by22 opinions
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- General Electric Co. v. Hygrade Sylvania CorporationDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1944
- Application of MyersCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1953
- Application of Nathaniel GrierCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1965
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