Case Name: In re Donaldson
Court: United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1943-06-01
Citations: 31 C.C.P.A. 705
Docket Number: No. 4764
Parties: In re Donaldson
Judges: Before G-abbett, Presiding Judge, and Bland, I-Iatjteld, Leneoot, and Jackson, Associate Judges
Reporter: Court of Customs and Patent Appeals Reports
Volume: 31
Pages: 705–706

Head Matter:
138 F. (2d) 422
In re Donaldson
(No. 4764)
United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals,
June 1, 1943
George B. SíeVbins and Donald A. Gardiner for appellant.
W. ~W. Goolvran (JEf. L. Reynolds of counsel) for the Commissioner of Patents.
[Oral argument May 10, 1943, by Mr. Stebbins and Mr. Reynolds]
Before G-abbett, Presiding Judge, and Bland, I-Iatjteld, Leneoot, and Jackson, Associate Judges

Opinion:
Lenroot, Judge,
delivered the opinion of the court:
This is an appeal from a decision of the Board of Appeals of the United States Patent Office offirming a decision of the Primary Exam iner rejecting all of the claims of appellant's application upon the ground of prima facie use and sale of the involved device for more than one year prior to the date of liis application.
The sole question presented here is that presented and concurrently decided by us in the companion case of In re Donaldson, Appeal No. 4763, 31 C. C. P. A. (Patents) 701.
Our decision in that case is controlling here, and for the reasons therein stated the decision of the Board of Appeals is affirmed.