Legal Opinion
In re Johnson
Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Decided June 17, 1947No. 5312PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtO’Connell, Judge
This is an appeal from a decision of the Board of Appeals of the United States Patent Office affirming the action of the Primary Examiner in rejecting all the claims, 1 to 6, inclusive, in appellants’ application for the reissue of a patent.
Appellants were the alleged original inventors of a dry, pre-cooked cereal product suitable for infant feeding and a method of preparing the product. They assigned the invention to Mead Johnson & Company and the patent thereon, No. 1,990,329, was issued to the company on February 5,1935.
Mead Johnson & Company sold the product to the public under the trade…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- General Electric Co. v. Wabash Appliance Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Mead Johnson & Co. v. Hillman's, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1943
- In re IrmscherCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1945
- In re SussmanCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1944
- In re KrasnowCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1946
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