Legal Opinion
Joseph E. Seagram & Sons, Inc. v. Marzall, Commissioner of Patents
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided January 23, 1950No. 10067PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WASHINGTON, Circuit Judge.
This case involves a claim for a patent which would cover a method of testing beverages and like products, in order to make advance determination of consumer reactions and preferences.
Joseph E. Seagram & Sons, Inc., the plaintiff below and the appellant here, filed this action in the District Court under section 4915 of the Revised Statutes, 1 alleging that it was entitled to receive a patent which the Commissioner of Patents had refused to grant. The District Court dismissed the complaint, holding the claims of invention unpatentable on the grounds that they…
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