Legal Opinion

Application of Francis J. Honn and Willard M. Sims

Court of Customs and Patent Appeals

Decided August 4, 1966No. Patent Appeal 7593PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KIRKPATRICK, Judge.

This is an appeal from the decision of the Board of Appeals which affirmed the examiner’s rejection of claims 1-12 and 14-22 in appellants’ application 1 entitled “Fluorinated Elastomers and Method for Crosslinking Same.”

A short chronology of the proceedings leading to this appeal will be helpful in understanding the issues involved. Appellants’ 1953 parent application, like the present application, describes certain linear, elastomeric, fluorinated copolymers and methods for vulcanizing or cross-linking those polymers to produce products of increased toughness and heat…

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2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Application of Newsome W. GayCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1962
  2. In re ChilowskyCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1956
  3. Application of Josef FriedCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1963
  4. Application of Constantin ChilowskyCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1962
  5. Application of George BosyCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1966

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Wellman, Inc. v. Eastman Chemical Co.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2011
  2. Application of Klaus Heinz Risse, Ulrich Horlein and Wolfgang Wirth. Application of Ulrich Horlein, Wolfgang Wirth and Klaus Heinz RisseCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1967
  3. Application of George B. KarnofskyCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1968
  4. In re MayhewCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1976
  5. In re StephensCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1976

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