Legal Opinion
Bierly v. Happoldt
Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Decided February 6, 1953No. Patent Appeal 5921PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GARRETT, Chief Judge.
This is an appeal from the decision of the Board of Interference Examiners of the United States Patent Office awarding priority to appellee because of its holding that the disclosure in the application of appellant, who is the senior party, does not clearly support the counts.
The application of Bierly, serial No. 21,-742, entitled “Flame-Resistant Composition,” was filed April 17, 1948; that of Happoldt, serial No. 61,899, entitled “Flame Retardant 'Compositions,” was filed November 24, 1948.
A patent, No. 2,480,298, was issued upon the Happoldt application August 30,…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Hestonville, M. & F. Pass. Ry. Co. v. McDuffeeCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1910
- Lindley v. ShepherdCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1928
- Arness v. FranksCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1943
- Herzog v. New York Telephone Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1910
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Robert L. Dreyfus and John W. Harrison v. Martin M. SternauCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1966
- Carl F. Prutton v. Everett W. Fuller and Ellwood M. JohnsonCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1956
- In Re NattaDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1967
- Elmer J. Lawson, George M. Fohlen, and Aaron Addelston v. William F. Bruce and Joseph SeifterCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1955
- Pingree v. HullCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1975
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