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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 O.G. 305 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. 658; 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; 189 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 O.G.

1596 608.02

(f)

Ball et al., Ex parte, 1953 C.D. 4; 675 O.G. 5_ 706.03 (c)

Barber, In re, 1986 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. 358 __ 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. 1045 ; 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; 313

O.G. 458

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.

1214.06

216

Buchli v. Rasmussen, 1925 C.D. 75; 389 O.G.

223

1105.02

Buck v. Ooms, 1947 C.D. 38; 602 O.G. 177

716

Budde, Ex parte, 150 U.S.P.Q. 469; 828 O.G. 409 706.03

(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
1809.02
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. 213.
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. 309_ 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
349
901.05(b)
Elliott, Ex parte, 1904 C.D. 103; 109 O.G.
1337
608.02 (g)

Emerson v. Beach, 103 U.S.P.Q. 45; 691 O.G.

170; 1955 C.D. 34
1101.02 (f)
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.
1327
1105.02
Foster, Ex parte, 1903 C.D. 213; 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 COPA
1118
608.01 (p)

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Sec. No.

Fried et al. v. Murray et al., 1959 C.D. 311;
1105.04
746 O.G. 563

Fuller, In re, 1929 C.D. 172; 388 O.G. 279 __ 706.03 (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.

536

707.13, 710.06

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. 1573 __
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, 1968 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; 139 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)
Heinz, 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; 789
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. 8 __ 706.07
Hoover Co., etc., In re, 1943 C.D. 838; 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, 83 U.S.P.Q. 277
201.11
Hunter, Ex parte, 1889 C.D. 218; 49 O.G.
733
715.07 (a)
Iagan, Ex parte, 1911 C.D. 10; 162 O.G. 538_ 706.03 (g)
Incomplete Application, In re, 659 O.G. 917 ____ 608.01
Irwin, Ex parte, 1928 O.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.

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; 393 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. 739_

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.

2835

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. 393_ 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 O.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. 858 ___

409.01

McCormick, Ex parte, 1904 C.D. 575;

113 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. 803; 344 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.

182

710.04

(a)

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# LIST OF DECISIONS CITED

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 885; 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; 788 O.G. 947

608.02

Nelson, Ex parte, 164 Ms. D. 361; 26 J.P. 564

O.S. 710.04

(a)

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.

393_

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 O.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), 713.04. 714.14,

714,15,

1108

Redeclaration of Interferences, In re,

Nos.

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

350

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. 130; 717 O.G. 214.

716

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

716

621

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

210

1503.01,

1504

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

O.G.

1224

715.07

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. 2,232,789

820

Shohan, Ex parte, 1941 C.D. 1; 522

O.G.

501

1101.02

(g)

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. 181; 44 O.G.

1183 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. 546 706.08 (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 O.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, 1943 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.

677; 1954 C.D. 212. 1101.02(f)

Tarczy-Hornoch, In re, 158 USPQ 141 706.03 (r)

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

716

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

1105.02

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

(f)

1101.02 177

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, 1948 C.D. 411; 553 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. 253; 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 __

714.12

Young, Ex parte, 18 Gour. 24:31

1213.01

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