Legal Opinion
Abbott v. Coe
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided November 20, 1939No. 7280PublishedCited by 124 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDGERTON, Associate Justice.
The Patent Office rejected, on the ground of lack of invention, certain claims in appellants’ application for a patent on improvements in a machine for winding yarn. The District Court likewise found no invention, and dismissed appellants’ bill brought under R.S. § 4915 (35 U.S.C.A. § 63) to obtain the patent.
The disputed claims fall into three groups.(1) Some claims relate to the casehardening of a cam or cylinder. The application states that the case-hardened cam “offers great resistance to wear and is of improved durability.” The Patent Office examiner pointed…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- Morgan v. DanielsSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
- Textile MacHine Works v. Louis Hirsch Textile MacHines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1938
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3Cited by124 opinions
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