In re Adrian

This is an appeal from a decision of the Board of Appeals of the United States Patent Office affirming the decision of the Primary Examiner rejecting appellant’s application for a patent for an alleged invention relating to a design “For Lens Panel for Lighting Fixture.” The rejected claim reads:

The ornamental design for a lens globe for a lighting fixture substantially as shown.

Appellant in his drawings discloses an ornamental globe and lens panel design for an incandescent type lighting fixture. The design includes a hollow, circular panel of substantial depth in the direction of its…