Legal Opinion

In re Anderson

Court of Customs and Patent Appeals

Decided January 26, 1973No. Patent Appeal No. 8837PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RICH, Judge.

This appeal is from the Patent Office Board of Appeals decision affirming the rejection of claims 1-10, all claims of application serial No. 642,294, filed May 31, 1967, entitled “Wound Dressing.” The application is stated to be a continuation-in-part of serial No. 337,709, filed January 8, 1964, which matured into patent No. 3,328,259, and of serial No. 782,515, filed December 23, 1958, now abandoned. We reverse in part and affirm in part.

The Invention

The invention described and claimed by appellant is a surgical dressing which is soluble in plasma and completely absorbable in…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Smith v. SnowSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
  2. Application of Newsome W. GayCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1962
  3. Application of Walter L. Borkowski and John J. Van VenrooyCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1970
  4. Application of Frantz Lund and Wagn Ole GodtfredsenCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1967
  5. Application of Charles T. FuettererCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1963

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3Cited by16 opinions

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