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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)

Arkless, Ex parte, 1958 C.D. 19; 726 O.G.
635
201.14, 1401

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

Cutter Co. v. Metropolitan Electric Mfg. Co.,
275 Fed. 15S.
603.01
Delavore. 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

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)
Donnell. Ex parte. 1923 C.D. 54: 315 O.G.
Barber, In re, 1936 C.D. 184; 465 O.G. 724
1504
398
806.05 (b)
Beck et al., In re, 1946 C.D. 398 ; 590 O.G. 357_ 715.01 (b)
Donovan, Ex parte, 1890 C.D. 109: 52 O.G. 309_ 715.07
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, 714.19
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;
Berg. Ex parte, 1906 C.D. 36, 120 O.G. 903.
715.09
Berry, In re, 137 U.S.P.Q. 353.
716
Blanchard v. Ooms, 1946 C.D. 22 ; 585 O.G. 175_
716
457 O.G. 479
706.03 (e)
Earl! v. Love, 1909 C.D. 56; 140 O.G. 1209 ___ 1102.01 (a )
Eggan, Ex parte, 1911 C.D. 213: 172 O.G.
Board of Appeals decision in Plant Patent File
No. 412
1610
1091
403.01, 403.02
Ekenstam. In re, 1958 C.D. 402; 118 USPQ
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. 453
104
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,

Bowditch v. Todd. 1902 C.D. 27 : 98 O.G. 782.
1105.02
Bowyer, Ex parte, 1939 C.D. 5; 505 O.G. 759_ 715.07 (b),
715.09, 1212

Buchenberg, Ex parte, 1924 C.D. 55: 327 O.G.
216
1214.06
Buchli v. Rasmussen, 1925 C.D. 75: 339 O.G.
223
1105.02
Budde, Ex parte. 150 U.S.P.Q. 469; 828 O.G.

Buck v. Ooms, 1947 C.D. 33; 602 O.G. 177
716
400
703.03 ( w )

Sec. No.

Bullard & Co. v. Coe, 1945 C.D. 13: 573 O.G. 547
716
Bullock, Ex parte, 1907 C.D. 93: 127 O.G.
1580
706.03 (c)
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: 685 O.G. 470 __ 201.06
Card and Card, Ex parte, 1904 C.D. 383: 112
O.G. 499
1101.02
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

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. 201 __ 715.04
Fox, Ex parte, 1960 C.D. 28; 761 O.G. 906 __ 608.04(a)

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Bee. No.

Bec. No.
Frey, In re, 1950 C.D. 362; 639 O.G. 5.
1101.02 (f)
Jewett et al., In re, 1957 C.D. 420; 724 O.G.
24245
716
Fried et al. v. Murray et al., 1959 C.D. 311;

746 O.G. 563.
1105.04
Fuller, In re, 1929 C.D. 172; 388 O.G. 279 __ 706.03 (c)
Gardner et al., In re, 42 COPA 1022; 106 USPQ

273

308.03 (r)

Gelder v. Henry, 77 U.S.P.Q. 223
1105.02

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.
708.03 (a)

Greenawalt v. Mark, 1904 C.D. 352; 111 O.G.
2224
1105.04

Greenfield, In re, 1930 C.D. 531 : 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.

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)
Hale, Ex parte, 49 U.S.P.Q. 209.
715.00

Hall. In re, 41 CCPA 759: 100 USPQ 46.

706.03(j)

Harpignies, 167 Ms. D. 329, in Patent File of
Des. Pat. D. 136.559 Oct. 26, 1943.
1504
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

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. 353 : 747 O.G. 793.
716
Henriksen, In re, 1938 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

706.03 (k)
O.G. 4

Herrmann et al .. In re. 1959 C.D. 159; 739

O.G. 549
707.07 (f)
2508
709.01
McBurney v. Jones, 104 U.S.P.Q. 115.
1105.04

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, 83 U.S.P.Q. 277
201.11

Hunter, Ex parte. 1889 C.D. 218; 49 O.G.
733
715.07 (a )
lagan, Ex parte, 1911 C.D. 10; 162 O.G. 538_ 705.03 (g)

Incomplete Application. In re, 659 O.G. 917
805.01
Irwin, Ex parte, 1928 C.D. 13: 367 O.G. 701 __ 604.02

Johnson, Ex parte, 1958 C.D. 22: 731 O.G. 6.
1401
Jones, Ex parte, 1924 C.D. 59; 327 O.G. 681 __
709.01
Joyce, In rr, 1958 C.D. 2; 727 O.G. 4.
706.03 (k)
Kay, In re, 1984 C.D. 630 ; 141 USPQ 829.
804.02
Klein, In re, 1930 C.D. 2; 393 O.G. 519
201.08

Finis et al., Ex parte, Board of Appeals decision
in Plant Patent File 707
1604
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)

Lantzke, Ex parte, 1910 C.D. 100; 156 O.G.
257
810.01

Kulieke, In re, 1960 C.D. 281 ; 756 O.G. 288.
716
223
706.04, 820

Larsen, In re. 49 CCPA 711 : 130 USPQ 200 __ 706.03 (q)
Lasscell, Ex parte, 1884 C.D. 66; 29 O.G. 861 ___ 711.01
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
U.S.P.Q. 429 (1965)
706.02. 715.01

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)
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. S53.
409.01
McCormick, Ex parte, 1904 C.D. 575; 113 O.G.

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)
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 : 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.
132
710.04(a)
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 335 : 122 U.S.P.Q. 564
1109.01
Monsanto v. Kamp et al .. 146 U.S. P.Q. 431
1109.01

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Bec. No.

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.

564
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 Q.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.
810.02

1888

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), 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)

Robeson. In re. 1964 C.D. 561 ; 141 USPQ 485.
804.02

Romunder, Ex parte, 1910 C.D. 121: 157 O.G.

209
715.09

Rosenberg, Ex parte, 46 U.S.P.Q. 393.
1610

716

Rossi, In re. 1957 C.D. 130; 717 O.G. 214.

Rothermel et al., In re, 1960 C.D. 204; 755 O.G.
716
621

Rubinfield. In re, 1959 C.D. 412: 749 O.G.
274
1503.01, 1504

Sanford. Ex parte, 1914 C.D. 69; 204 O.G.
1346

1504.01
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

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 C.D. 1 : 522 O.G.
501
1101.02 (g)

Silverstein, Ex parte, 125 USPQ 238.

706.03

Bec. No. (1)

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

1105.02

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

O.G.

1183

806.04

(c)

Smyth, In re, 1951 C.D. 449: 631 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

(€)

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

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)

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.

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. bide and Carbon Chemicals Corp., 1942

Car-

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)

Voter 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; 553 O.G.

3

(CCPA)

813

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

Winder, In re. 44 COPA 795 : 118 U'SPQ 38

706.03 (5

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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