Legal Opinion
Application of Richard E. Warner and Virginia Ann Warner
Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Decided June 29, 1967No. Patent Appeal 7822PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SMITH, Judge.
This is an appeal from the decision of the Board of Appeals affirming the examiner’s rejection of the appealed claims1 under 35 U.S.C. § 103. Since we find a substantial factual basis for the board’s legal conclusion of obviousness, its decision is affirmed.
*1013In its broadest aspect, appellants’ invention is a cosmetic stick applicator consisting of multiple colored materials having a graduated increase in density toward the center.2 The invention is claimed as a “Lipliner-Lipstick,” “stick type lipstick,” “stick type application for chapped lips,” “stick type deodorant,” “Eye…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Graham v. John Deere Co. of Kansas CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- United States v. AdamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. v. Ray-O-Vac Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Monroe Auto Equipment Company v. Heckethorn Manufacturing & Supply CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1964
- Application of Claus L. SporckCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1962
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3Cited by31 opinions
- In Re GPAC Inc.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1995
- In Re Frank N. Piasecki and Donald N. MeyersCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1984
- Stevenson v. International Trade CommissionCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1979
- Gilbert Shaw and Polymers, Inc. v. E. B. & A. C. Whiting CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1969
- In re BassCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1973
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