Legal Opinion
Mikus v. Wachtel
Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Decided November 14, 1974No. Patent Appeal No. 74-511PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARKEY, Chief Judge.
This appeal is from the decision of the Board of Patent Interferences awarding priority of invention to the appellee. We remand for further consideration of the evidence.
The interference involves the application of Mikus et al., serial No. 709,213, filed February 29, 1968, and Wachtel’s application serial No. 726,464, filed May 3, 1968. The subject matter at issue embodied in a single count is a composition of matter which finds utility in its property of fluorescence. The emitted light has a narrow range of wavelengths in the blue to blue-green part of the visible…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Kenneth L. Berry v. Watt W. Webb, William A. Wissler and William D. ForgengCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1969
- James L. Gianladis v. Gus S. KassCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1963
- Joseph Petisi and James Howard Boothe v. Hans H. Rennhard and Charles R. Stephens, Jr.Court of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1966
- Blicharz v. HaysCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1974
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- Mikus v. WachtelCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1976
- Breuer v. DeMarinisCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1977
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