Legal Opinion
In re Benson
Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Decided May 6, 1971No. 8376PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRich, Judge
This appeal is from the January 31, 1968 decision of the Patent Office Board of Appeals1 affirming the rejection of claims 8 and 13, the only claims remaining in appellants’ application serial ISTo. 315,-050, filed October 9, 1963, and assigned to Bell Telephone Laboratories Incorporated, entitled “Conversion of Numerical Information.” We reverse.
The Inve,ntw\n
The invention of the appealed claims is in the field of computer technology and relates to data processing systems. The claims are both directed to methods. The opening sentence of the specification states that the invention relates to…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Application of Charles D. Prater and James WeiCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1969
- Application of Walter D. Bernhart and William A. FetterCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1969
- Application of Albert W. MusgraveCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1970
- Application of Manus R. Foster, Clyde W. Kerns and Raymond L. SengbushCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1971
- Application of John P. MahonyCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1970
3Cited by19 opinions
- Gottschalk v. BensonSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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- In re TomaCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1978
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