Legal Opinion
Application of Alfred C. Whiton
Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Decided February 12, 1970No. Patent Appeal 8219PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BALDWIN, Judge.
This appeal is from a decision of the Patent Office Board of Appeals affirming the examiner’s rejection under 35 U.S.C. § 103 of claims 1-9 appearing in appellant’s application 1 as unpatentable over Ford 2 or Ford, et al. 3 in view of an Australian patent 4 and a publication by Hill. 5
THE INVENTION
It appears from the record that poly-vinylidene fluoride polymers (hereafter PVDF) containing at least 95% vinyli-dine fluoride have found use in the manufacture of various extruded and molded plastic articles which possess the desirable property of being serviceable at temperatures…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- Application of Charles L. Cormany, William R. Dial and Blaine O. PrayCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1969
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