# Brief in Opposition to Petition for a Writ of Certiorari — Wallace v. Brenner

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## Record

- **Collection:** Supreme Court brief
- **Document type:** Brief in Opposition to Petition for a Writ of Certiorari
- **Published:** January 1, 1967
- **Citation:** 389 U.S. 898

## Text

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Comme TERM, 1967,

‘No.4 441

_- Raymonp C. WALLACE, PETITIONER — |
_Epwarp J. BRENNER, COMMISSIONER OF PATENTS

ON PETITION FOR A WRIT OF OBRTIORARI TO THE UNITED
STATES COURT OF OUSTOMS AND PATENT APPEALS

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MEMORANDUM FOR THE RESPONDENT IN OPPOSITION

_ Petitioner seeks review of the judgment of the

_ United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals

affirming the denial of petitioner’s application for a

' patent.’ There is no occasion for further review of
the narrow factual question involved.

The process with respect to which petitioner seeks

a patent pertains to the coating of copper fittings

__ with a non-metallic material which protects against

air-oxidation and which is compatible with solder

flux and solder so that the fittings may subsequently .

be soldered to other tubular members without the
necessity of a prior cleaning to remove surface film.

1 The opinion of the court below has been filed with this
ee en a ee ,
(1)

275-192—67

2 -

The patent examiner, the Patent Office Board of
Appeals, and the court below all held that petitioner’s
claims should be rejected by reason of the fact that
_. the matters referred to in the patent were made ob-
vious by prior patents. —
_. The relationship of petitioner’ 4 ourpesied inven-

tion.to prior patented processes is demonstrated in
detail in the opinion of the court below, and no error
in evaluation of the facts or in procedure appears.
. Petitioner adduces nothing sufficient to overcome the
presumption of validity attaching to the Patent Office
decision. See Morgan v. Daniels, 153 U.S. 120, 125.
Nor is B any —— of general importanee involved.

- CONCLUSION

Tis sanionchtelie submitted that the s stliae for a
writ of certiorari should be denied.
RaLPH 8. SPRITZER,, .
aha | Acting Soligitor General. —

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