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# Appendix II List of Decisions Cited

Sec.

No.

Abbot v. Coe, 1940 C.D. 13; 512 O.G. 3

716

Adams, Ex parte, Pat. No. 1,789,921

608.04

(b)

Andrews v. Wickenden, 1952 C.D. 176, 659 305

O.G. 1101.02

(f)

Appeal No. 194-38, 1966 C.D. 31; 152

USPQ

70

901.05

(b)

Application Filed Nov. 16, 1945, In re, 1951 C.D.

1;

646 O.G. 5

904.01

(a)

Application Papers Filed July 13, 1950, 693

O.G.

136; 1955 C.D. 3.

1214.01

Application Papers Filed Jan. 20, 1956, In

re,

706 O.G. 4.

714.07

Application Papers Filed Sept. 10, 1954, In

re,

703 O.G. 434

409.03

Arbeit et al., In re, 1953 C.D. 409; 677

O.G.

843

706.03 (c)

Armstrong, In re, 1960 C.D. 422; 759 O.G. 4.

716

Arzberger, In re, 1940 C.D. 653 ; 521 O.G. 272

1601

Attwood, In re, 1958 C.D. 204; 730 O.G. 790

716

Automatic Weighing Mach. Co. v. Pneumatic

Scale Corp., Limited, 1909 C.D. 498; 139

O.G.

991

715.07

Ayers et al., Ex parte, 108 U.S.P.Q. 444

608.04 (a)

Badger, Ex parte, 1901 C.D. 195; 97 1596

O.G. 608.02

(f)

Ball et al., Ex parte, 1953 C.D. 4; 675 O.G. 5_

706.03

(c)

Barber, In re, 1936 C.D. 184 ; 465 O.G. 724

1504

Beck et al., In re, 1946 C.D. 398 ; 590 O.G. 357_

715.01

(b)

Benke, Ex parte, 1904 C.D. 63; 108 O.G. 1588.

811.02

Benson, In re, 1959 C.D. 5 ; 744 O.G. 353 __ 608.01,

714.07

Bernard, In re, 748 O.G. 282; 123 USPQ 387

409.03

Berry, In re, 137 U.S.P.Q. 353.

716

Blanchard v. Ooms, 1946 C.D. 22 ; 585 O.G. 175.

716

Blum, In re, 852 O.G. 1046; 153 USPQ 177

1503.02

Board of Appeals decision in Plant Patent

File

No. 412

1610

Bonine, v. Bliss, 1919 C.D. 75; 265 O.G. 306

1101.02

Bonnie-B Co. Inc., Ex parte, 1923 C.D. 42; O.G. 453

318

104

Bowditch v. Todd, 1902 C.D. 27 ; 98 O.G. 792

1105.02

Bowyer, Ex parte, 1939 C.D. 5; 505 O.G. 759_ 715.07 (b),

715.09,

1212

Brenner v. Ebbert et al., 157 USPQ 609, 398

F.

2d 762

712

Brenner v. State of Israel, 862 O.G. 661;

158

USPQ 584

201.14,

1401

Buchenberg, Ex parte, 1924 C.D. 55; 827

O.G.

216

1214.06

Buchli v. Rasmussen, 1925 C.D. 75; 339 O.G.

223

1105.02

Buck v. Ooms, 1947 C.D. 33; 602 O.G. 177

716

Budde, Ex parte, 150 U.S.P.Q. 469; 828

O.G. 706.03

409

(w)

Bullard & Co. v. Coe, 1945 C.D. 13 ; 578 O.G.

547_

716

Bullock, Ex parte, 1907 C.D. 93; 127

O.G.

1580

706.03

(c)

Sec. No.
Burke, Ex parte, 1934 C.D. 5; 441 O.G. 509_ 706.03 (y)
Burrowes, Ex parte, 1904 C.D. 155; 110 O.G.
599
1214.01
Campbell, In re, 1954 C.D. 191; 101 USPQ
406
201.06, 1503.01
Card and Card, Ex parte, 1904 C.D. 383; 112
O.G. 499
1101.02
Carey v. The New Home Sewing Machine Co.,
1901 C.D. 165; 97 O.G. 1171
1309.02
Carlson et al., In re, 1936 C.D. 95; 462 O.G.
479
715.04
Chevenard, In re, 1944 C.D. 141; 560 O.G.
196
706.02 (a)
Chilowsky, In re, 1956 C.D. 155; 704 O.G. 218
716
Christie v. Seybold, 1893 C.D. 515; 64 O.G.
1650
715.07 (a)
Clifford, Ex parte, 49 U.S.P.Q. 152
901.02

Comstock, Ex parte, 1923 C.D. 82 ; 317 O.G. 4 __ 1214.01
Crecelius, In re, 1937 C.D. 112; 474 O.G. 465.
716
Crosby, In re, 1947 C.D. 35: 595 O.G. 5.
716

Crowell, In re, 1930 C.D. 360; 397 O.G. 3
1214.01
Cutter Co. v. Metropolitan Electric Mfg. Co.,
275 Fed. 158
603.01
Delavoye, Ex parte, 1906 C.D. 320; 124 O.G.
626
604.02
Den Beste v. Martin, 1958 C.D. 178, 729 O.G.
724
1105.04

Des Granges, Ex parte, 864 O.G. 712
707.07 (d)
Donnell, Ex parte, 1923 C.D. 54; 315 O.G.
398
806.05 (b)
Donovan, Ex parte, 1890 C.D. 109; 52 O.G. 809_ 715.07
Dotter, Ex parte, 12 U.S.P.Q. 382
706,03 (y)
Dreshfield, In re, 1940 C.D. 351, 518 O.G. 255_ 706.03 (z)
Dreyfus and Whitehead, In re, 1935 C.D. 386;
457 O.G. 479
706.03 (e)
Earll v. Love, 1909 C.D. 56 ; 140 O.G. 1209 ___ 1102.01 (a)
Eckey v. Watson, 122 USPQ 5; 1959 C.D. 119 __ 1214.03
Eggan, Ex parte, 1911 C.D. 213; 172 O.G.
1091
403.01, 403.02
Ekenstam, In re, 1958 C.D. 402; 118 USPQ
849
901.05 (b)
Elliott, Ex parte, 1904 C.D. 108; 109 O.G.
1387
608.02 (g)
Emerson v. Beach, 108 U.S.P.Q. 45; 691 O.G.
1101.02 (f)
170; 1955 C.D. 34

Ferris v. Tuttle, 1940 C.D. 5; 521 O.G. 523
715.06,

1101.03

Finley, In re, 1949 C.D. 284; 624 O.G. 262
716
Fischer, In re, 1942 C.D. 295; 538 O.G. 503_ 706.02 (a)
Forsyth v. Richards, 1905 C.D. 115; 115 O.G.
1827
1105.02
Foster, Ex parte, 1903 C.D. 218 ; 105 O.G. 261 __ 715.04
Fox, Ex parte, 1960 C.D. 28; 761 O.G. 906 __ 608.04 (a)
Frey, In re, 1950 C.D. 362; 639 O.G. 5
1101.02 (f)
Fried et al, In re, 141 USPQ 27; 51 CCPA
1118
608.01 (p)

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Sec. No.

Fried et al. v. Murray et al., 1959 C.D. 311;
746 O.G. 568
1105.04
Fuller, In re, 1929 C.D. 172; 388 O.G. 279 __ 706.08 (c)

Gelder v. Henry, 77 U.S.P.Q. 223
1105.02
General Electric Company v. Brenner, 159 USPQ
335; 407 F. 2d 1258
608.01 (p)
Good, Ex parte, 1911 C.D. 43 ; 164 O.G. 739_ 608.02(d)
Gourtoff, Ex parte, 1924 C.D. 153; 329 O.G.
707.13, 710.06
536

Grayson, Ex parte, 51 U.S.P.Q. 413.
706.03 (a)
Greenawalt v. Mark, 1904 C.D. 352; 111 O.G.
2224
1105.04

Greenfield, In re. 1930 C.D. 581: 400 O.G. 226_ 1214.01

Gresselin, Ex parte, 1896 C.D. 39, 76 O.G. 1578.
716
Grier, Ex parte, 1923 C.D. 27; 309 O.G.
223
706.04, 820

Griswold, In re, 150 USPQ 804.
804.02
Gruschwitz et al., Ex parte, 1963 C.D. 859; 138
U.S.P.Q. 505.
706.03 (s), 901.05(b)
Gunther, In re, 1942 C.D. 332 ; 538 O.G. 744_ 706.02 (a)
Hall, In re, 41 CCPA 759 ; 100 USPQ 46 _____ 706.03 (j)
Harris et al., Ex parte, 79 U.S.P.Q. 439
707.05 (f)
Hay, Ex parte, 1909 C.D. 18; 189 O.G. 197
706.04
Hazeltine Research, Inc., et al. v. Brenner, 147
U.S.P.Q. 429 (1965)
706.02, 715.01
Healy, Ex parte, 1898 C.D. 157; 84 O.G.
1281
806.04 (b)
Ileinz, In re, 1910 C.D. 292; 151 O.G. 1014
1214.01
Heinze, Ex parte, 1919 C.D. 67; 265 O.G. 145 __ 602.05
Henrich, In re, 1959 C.D. 853 ; 747 O.G. 793
716
Henriksen, In re, 1958 USPQ 224 ; 853 O.G. 17 ___ 201.11
Heritage, In re, 1950 C.D. 419; 639 O.G. 638 __ 901.02

Heritage Pat. No. 2,375,414; Ex parte, decided
Jan. 26, 1944
819.01

Herrick et al., In re, 1958 C.D. 1; 727
O.G. 4
706.03 (k)
Herrmann et al., In re, 1959 C.D. 159; 739
O.G. 549
707.07 (f)

Hilmer, In re, 833 O.G. 13 ; 149 USPQ 480.
715.01
Hirschler, Ex parte, 110 U.S.P.Q. 384
715.01 (c)
Hollingsworth, In re, 1958 C.D. 210; 730 O.G.
282
716

Hoogendam, Ex parte, 1939 C.D. 3; 499 O.G. 3 __ 706.07
Hoover Co., etc., In re, 1943 C.D. 338; 553 O.G.
365
1109.01
Hotel Security Checking Co. v. Lorraine Co.,

160 Fed. 467
706.03 (a )
Hough et al., In re, 703 O.G. 200
409.03
Hovlid v. Asari et al., 134 USPQ 162; 305 F.2d

747
201.11
Hunt Co. v. Mallinckrodt, 88 U.S.P.Q. 277
201.11

Hunter, Ex parte, 1889 C.D. 218; 49 O.G.
738
715.07 (a)
Iagan, Ex parte, 1911 C.D. 10; 162 O.G. 588_ 706.03 (g)
Incomplete Application, In re, 659 O.G. 917 ____ 608.01
Irwin, Ex parte, 1928 C.D. 13; 367 O.G. 701 __ 604.02

Jewett et al., In re, 1957 C.D. 420; 724 O.G.
225
716
Johnson, Ex parte, 1958 C.D. 22; 731 O.G. 6.
1401

Sec. No.

Jones, Ex parte, 1924 C.D. 59; 327 O.G. 681 __

709.01

Joyce, In re, 1958 C.D. 2; 727 O.G. 4 706.03

(k)

Kellogg Switchboard &amp; Supply Co., The, In re, 1906 C.D. 274

106

Klein, In re, 1930 C.D. 2; 398 O.G. 519

201.08

Kluis et al., Ex parte, Board of Appeals decision

in Plant Patent File 707

1604

Knohl, In re, 155 USPQ 586

804.02

Komenak, Ex parte, 1940 C.D. 1; 512 O.G. 789_

201.09

Kopf et al., In re Application Papers of, 779

O.G. 290

201.06

Kotler, Ex parte, 1901 C.D. 62; 95

O.G.

2684

608.01

(0)

Kulieke, In re, 1960 C.D. 281; 756 O.G. 288.

716

Lantzke, Ex parte, 1910 C.D. 100; 156 O.G.

257

810.01

Larsen, In re, 49 CCPA 711; 130 USPQ 209 __ 706.03

(q)

Lasscell, Ex parte, 1884 C.D. 66; 29 O.G. 861 __

711.01

Lawrence, Ex parte, 1946 C.D. 1; 70 USPQ 326 __

1505

Leishman, Ex parte, 137 Ms 336, Pat. No.

1,581,937

608.04

(b)

Lemieux, Ex parte, 1957 C.D. 47;

725

O.G. 4

715.01

(c)

Lily et al. v. Brenner, 153 USPQ 95; 375 F. 2d

599

715.01

Ljungstrom, Ex parte, 1905 C.D. 541; 119 O.G.

2335

814

Loewenbach, Ex parte, 1904 C.D. 170; 110 O.G.

857

819

Lohman, Ex parte, 1912 C.D. 336; 184 O.G.

287

1503.02

Ludwick, In re, 1925 C.D. 306; 339 O.G. 893_ 706.03 (g)

Lund et al, In re, 153 USPQ 625; 54 COPA

1361

901.02

Lurelle Guild, In re, 1953 C.D. 310; 677 O.G. 5_

716

Malcolm, In re, 1942 C.D. 589; 543 O.G.

440

706.02

(a)

Markush, Ex parte, 1925 C.D. 126; 340 O.G.

839

706.03

(y)

Martin, In re, 1946 C.D. 180; 586 O.G. 347

1212

Mattullath, In re, 1912 C.D. 490 ; 179 O.G. 853

409.01

McCormick, Ex parte, 1904 C.D. 575; 118 O.G.

2508

709.01

McBurney v. Jones, 104 U.S.P.Q. 115

1105.04

McKenna et al., In re, 1953 C.D. 251; 674 O.G. 9

716

Meden v. Curtis, 1905 C.D. 272; 117 O.G. 1795_

819.01

Mergenthaler v. Scudder, 1897 C.D. 724; 81 O.G.

1417

715.07

Merz, Ex parte, 75 U.S.P.Q. 296.

715.07 (a)

Messick, Ex parte, 1930 C.D. 6; 400 O.G. 3 __

710.01 (a)

Metcalfe and Lowe, In re, 161 USPQ 789; 869

O.G. 691

608.01 (v)

Metropolitan Eng. Co. v. Coe, 1935 C.D. 54 ;

455 O.G. 3.

716

Michalek, In re, 1947 C.D. 458; 604 O.G. 223

716

Milburn Co. v. Davis-Bournonville Co., 1926

C.D. 303; 844 O.G. 817

706.02

Miller, Ex parte, 1922 C.D. 36; 305 O.G. 419 __

714.15

Milton, Ex parte, 164 Ms D. 1; 63 U.S.P.Q.

132

710.04 (a)

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Sec. No.

Moeller, In re, 1941 C.D. 316; 527 O.G. 559_ 706.03 (e)

Monaco v. Watson, 106 U.S. App. D.C. 142;

270 F. 2d 385; 122 U.S.P.Q. 564

1109.01

Monsanto v. Kamp et al., 146 U.S.P.Q. 431

1109.01

Mosher, In re, 45 COPA 701 ; 115 USPQ 140

1216.01

Myers, In re, 1959 C.D. 2; 738 O.G. 947

608.02

Nelson, Ex parte, 164 Ms. D. 361; 26 J.P. O.S.

(a)

710.04 564

Norlund, Ex parte, 1913 C.D. 161; 192 O.G.

989

1213.01

Noxon v. Halpert, 128 U.S.P.Q. 481_ 1101.02 (f),

1105.05

Oppenauer, In re, 1944 C.D. 587; 568 O.G. 398_

716

O'Reilly v. Morse, 15 Howard 62 706.03

(a)

Osborne, Ex parte, 1900 C.D. 137; 92 O.G.

1797 706.03

(d)

Payne, Ex parte, 1904 C.D. 42 ; 108 O.G. 1049_ 707.07(g)

Peck, Ex parte, 1901 C.D. 136; 96 O.G. 2409_ 608.02

(f)

Perrigo, In re, 1931 C.D. 512 ; 411 O.G. 544

716

Perrine, In re, 1940 C.D. 465; 519 O.G. 520.

716

Peterson, Ex parte, 63 U.S.P.Q. 99

901.02

Peterson, Ex parte, 1941 C.D. 8; 525 O.G. 3_ 710.02 (b),

1109, 1109.01

Pickles, Ex parte, 1904 C.D. 126; 109 O.G. 1888

810.02

Pierce, In re, 1930 C.D. 34 ; 390 O.G. 265

716

Pierce V. Tripp v. Powers, 1923 C.D. 69; 316

O.G. 3

1105.02

Pierce v. Watson, 124 U.S.P.Q. 356. 715.01 (b)

Pike et al., In re, 1950 C.D. 105 ; 633 O.G. 680.

716

Pio, In re, 1955 C.D. 59; 691 O.G. 454.

716

Powell et al., Ex parte, 1938 C.D. 15; 489

O.G. 231 715.01

(c)

Quattlebaum, In re, 84 U.S.P.Q. 383.

716

Quayle, Ex parte, 1935 C.D. 11; 453 O.G.

213 710.02 (b), 718.04. 714.14, 714,15,

1108

Redeclaration of Interferences, In re, Nos.

49,635; 49,636; 49,866; 1926 C.D. 75; 850

O.G. 3 1102.01,

1105.04

Reid, In re, 1950 C.D. 194; 635 O.G. 694.

716

Renstrom, In re, 1949 C.D. 306; 624 O.G. 5

716

Reuge, Ex parte, 115 USPQ 51 901.05

(b)

Riegger v. Beierl, 1910 C.D. 12; 150 O.G. 826 __

604.06

Rieser v. Williams, 118 U.S.P.Q. 96 1101.02

(f)

Risse et al., In re, 154 USPQ 1; 54 COPA 1495 __ 1109.02

Rosenberg, Ex parte, 46 U.S.P.Q. 393

1610

Rossi, In re, 1957 C.D. 180 ; 717 O.G. 214.

716

Rothermel et al., In re, 1960 C.D. 204; 755 O.G.

621

716

Rubinfield, In re, 1959 C.D. 412; 123 USPQ

210 1503.01,

1504

Saunders, Ex parte, 1883 C.D. 23; 23 O.G.

715.07

1224

Schmidt, In re, 1961 C.D. 542; 772 O.G. 897;

48 C.C.P.A. 1140

201.11

Schwarz and Paul, In re, 147 USPQ 394

409.03

Searles, In re, 164 USPQ 623

602.03

Seebach, In re, 1937 C.D. 495; 484 O.G. 503

709.01

Selmi, In re, 1946 C.D. 525; 591 O.G. 160 __ 706.02

(a)

Sharp et al., Ex parte, Pat. No. 2,232,739

820

Shohan, Ex parte, 1941 O.D. 1; 522 O.G.

(g)

1101.02 501

Sec. No.

Silverstein, Ex parte, 125 USPQ 238

706.03 (j)

Simons v. Dunlop, 103 U.S.P.Q. 237

1105.02

Smith, Ex parte, 1888 C.D. 131; 44 O.G.

1188 806.04

(c)

Smyth, In re, 1951 C.D. 449; 651 O.G. 5

716

Snyder, Ex parte, 1904 C.D. 242; 110 O.G. 2636

810.02

Sol, In re, 1938 C.D. 723 ; 497 O.G. 546 706.03

(z)

Stalego, Ex parte, 154 USPQ 52.

901.01

Stalego et al. v. Haymes et al., 120 U.S.P.Q. 473 1101.02

(f)

Stanley, Ex parte, 121 U.S.P.Q. 621 706.03

(c)

Stanley et al., In re, 102 U.S.P.Q. 234

305

Steenbock, In re, 1936 C.D. 594; 473 O.G. 495_

715.03

Stempel, In re, 1957 C.D. 200; 717 O.G. 886 __

715.03

Sticker Industrial Supply Corp. v. Blaw-Knox

Co. et al., 160 USPQ 177

201.11

Strain, In re, 1951 C.D. 252; 648 O.G. 5 715.01 (a)

Swanberg, In re, 129 U.S.P.Q. 364.

608.01

Sweet, In re, 1948 C.D. 535; 556 O.G. 726

1211

Switzer et al., In re, 612 O.G. 11: 77 USPQ 156 __

901.02

Taggart et al., In re, 1957 C.D. 6; 725 O.G. 397 __

608.02

Tanke et al., In re, 102 U.S.P.Q. 83; 687 O.G.

1101.02(f)

677; 1954 C.D. 212

Tarczy-Hornoch, In re, 158 USPQ 141 706.03

(r)

Tatincloux, In re, 1956 C.D. 102; 702 O.G. 964_

7 716

Tilden v. Snodgrass, 1923 C.D. 30; 309 O.G. 477

1105.02

Thompson v. Hamilton, 1946 C.D. 70; 585 O.G. 177 1101.02

(f)

Trevette, Ex parte, 1901 C.D. 170; 97 O.G. 1173

820

Troutman, In re, 1960 C.D. 308 ; 757 O.G. 556.

716

United States Industrial Chemicals Inc. v. Car-

bide and Carbon Chemicals Corp., 1942 C.D.

751; 538 O.G. 741

1401.07

Vander Wal et al., Ex parte, 1956 C.D. 11; 705 O.G. 5. 608.04

(a)

Van Otteren v. Hafner et al., 757 O.G. 1026; 126 U.S.P.Q. 151

201.03

Vickers et al., In re, 1944 C.D. 324; 564 O.G. 174 706.03

(z)

Vossen, Ex parte, 1967 C.D. 29 ; 155 USPQ 109. 1216.01 Votey v. Wuest v. Doman, 1904 C.D. 323; 111

O.G. 1627 1102.01

(a)

Wagner, In re, 1939 C.D. 581; 507 O.G. 1041

716

Waugh, In re, 1943 C.D. 411; 558 O.G. 3 (CCPA)

819

Weiss, Ex parte, 852 O.G. 255; 159 USPQ 122

1506

Weston, Ex parte, 1911 C.D. 218; 173 O.G. 285

810.02

Wheary, Ex parte, 1913 C.D. 258; 197 O.G. 534

714.08

Whitelaw, Ex parte, 1915 C.D. 18; 219 O.G. 1237 706.03

(k)

Willien et al., In re, 1935 C.D. 229; 454 O.G. 535

715

Wirt, Ex parte, 1905 C.D. 247; 117 O.G. 599 __

714.13

Young, Ex parte, 18 Gour. 24:31

1213.01

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