Opinion

In re Earle

  • 102 F.2d 232
  • 26 C.C.P.A. 974
  • 41 U.S.P.Q. (BNA) 24
  • 1939 CCPA LEXIS 114
Court
Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Filed
Mar 6, 1939
Status
Published
Author
Hatfield
On the bench
Bland, Gabrett, Hatfield, Hatífield, Jackson, Lenboov, Leneoot
Cited by
8 cases

The opinion

Hatfield, Judge,

specially concurring:

I am unable to agree with the views expressed in the majority opinion that the question of substitution of materials can be divorced from the question of invention. Considering the facts and circumstances of record, I think appellant has done something more than merely substitute a transparent housing, such as glass, for an opaque housing, such as porcelain.

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