Legal Opinion
In re Rosen
Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Decided March 11, 1982No. Appeal No. 81-602PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NIES, Judge.
This appeal is from the decision of the Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) Board of Appeals (board) sustaining the rejection under 35 U.S.C. § 103 of appellant’s 1 de*389sign as claimed in application serial No. 875,918, filed February 7, 1978, for “Table.” We reverse.
Background
The design involved in this appeal is for a low table (commonly called a coffee table) of contemporary styling as shown in Fig. 1:
It is agreed that the top is transparent, and appellant alleges that the markings indicate that the legs are of a reflective material, such as stainless steel. The circular…
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