Legal Opinion
Application of Coleman
Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Decided June 5, 1951No. 5804PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHNSON, Judge.
This is an appeal from the decision of the Board of Appeals affirming the action of the Primary Examiner in finally rejecting claims 1,- 4, and S of appellants’ application, serial No. 721,880, for a patent on a fungistatic wrapper.
Appellants discovered that by bringing dehydroacetic acid into close association with various foods an increased resistance to microorganisms could be imparted to the foods and the growth of such organisms thus prevented or retarded.
On January 13, 1947, appellants filed three separate applications for letters patent. Two of these applications, serial…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Miller v. Eagle Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1894
- United States Ex Rel. Steinmetz v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1904
- Palmer Pneumatic Tire Co. v. LozierCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1898
- In Re CopemanCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1943
- Bennet v. FowlerSupreme Court of the United States · 1869
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3Cited by28 opinions
- In re SarettUnited States Customs Court · 1964
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- American Communications Co., Inc. v. PierceCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1954
- Application of Wilhelm E. Walles, William F. Tousignant and Thomas Houtman, JrCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1966
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