IN RE FLANAGAN

Patent Appeal No. 3499.

77 F.2d 499 (1935)

In re FLANAGAN.

Court of Customs and Patent Appeals.

June 3, 1935.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roy W. Johns, of Chicago, Ill., for appellant.

T. A. Hostetler, of Washington, D. C. (Howard S. Miller, of Washington, D. C., of counsel), for Commissioner of Patents.

Before GRAHAM, Presiding Judge, and BLAND, HATFIELD, GARRETT, and LENROOT, Associate Judges.


GARRETT, Associate Judge.

Flanagan designed a can to be used as a food container, and made application for design patent in the United States Patent Office; the claim of his application being "The ornamental design for a food container, as shown and described."

The Examiner rejected the application, denying patentability in view of prior art cited. The Board of Appeals affirmed the Examiner's decision, and by appeal we are here called upon to review the Board...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases