Legal Opinion

Application of Howard G. Rogers

Court of Customs and Patent Appeals

Decided May 16, 1968No. Patent Appeal 7909PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WORLEY, Chief Judge.

This appeal is from the decision of the Board of Appeals affirming the examiner’s rejection of claims 1, 2, 4 and 5 in appellant’s application 1 as “unpat-entable over the claims of Haas 2 in view of Sawdey, Van Allan et al. or Tulagin et al.”

The invention relates to an improvement in a process of forming a dye image in an image-receiving layer by diffusion transfer techniques. 3 According to the specification, the color fastness of such dye images upon exposure to sunlight “left something to be desired.” To solve that problem appellant found that:

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2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Application of Max O. RobesonCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1964
  2. Application of Edwin H. Land and Howard G. RogersCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1966
  3. Application of Christian Zickendraht and Arthur BuehlerCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1963
  4. Application of Albert Bowers and James C. OrrCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1966
  5. Application of Charles Curtis SimmonsCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1963

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. In Re Paolo LongiCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1985
  2. Immunex Corporation v. Sandoz Inc.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2020
  3. Application of Elroy M. Gladrow and Paul Thomas ParkerCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1969
  4. Application of David J. CarlsonCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1969
  5. Application of Myron J. Jursich and Gail T. RandichCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1969

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