Legal Opinion
In re Freeman
Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Decided March 8, 1973No. Patent Appeal No. 8798PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BALDWIN, Judge.
This appeal is from the decision of the Patent Office Board of Appeals sustaining the examiner’s rejection of all the claims in appellants’ application,1 on the basis of 35 U.S.C. § 103.
The Invention
Appellants’ invention concerns a phosphate-containing composition suitable for coating metal surfaces and serving as a base to which paint will adhere. The specification states:
At the present time * * * many articles which are to be phosphate coated are made of more than one metal, and, thus, may have surfaces of any two or all three of iron, zinc and aluminum. Additionally, it has…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Kropa v. RobieCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1951
- Application of Rene De Montmollin and Henri RiatCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1965
- In re MurchCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1972
- Application of Robert R. Mod, Evald L. Skau, Sara P. Fore, Frank C. Magne, Arthur F. Novak, Harold P. Dupuy, Jesse R. Ortego, and Mary J. FisherCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1969
- Application of Raymond J. HeldtCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1970
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3Cited by12 opinions
- In re RinehartCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1976
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- Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. v. Barr Laboratories, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 2010
- In re NolanCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1977
- Alcon Research, Ltd. v. Apotex Inc.District Court, S.D. Indiana · 2011
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