Gordon S. Carbonneau, Appellant v. Robert C. Watson, Commissioner of Patents, Appellee, 288 F.2d 137 (D.C. Cir. 1960)

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U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit - 288 F.2d 137 (D.C. Cir. 1960) Argued October 19, 1960
Decided November 17, 1960
Petition for Rehearing Denied December 15, 1960

Mr. Austin A. Webb, Kalamazoo, Mich., of the bar of the Supreme Court of Michigan, pro hac vice, by special leave of court, with whom Mr. Munson H. Lane, Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellant.

Mr. David Kreider, Attorney, United States Patent Office, with whom Mr. Clarence W. Moore, Solicitor, United States Patent Office, was on the brief, for appellee.

Before Mr. Justice REED, retired,*  and PRETTYMAN and BAZELON, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM.


This is a civil action brought in the District Court under Section 145, Title 35, United States Code, to direct and authorize the Commissioner of Patents to issue a patent. The application for the patent was entitled "Closely Spaced Pot Structure for Loud Speaker Magnets". It related to a magnetic structure for use in a permanent magnet loud speaker. The Primary Examiner and the Board of Appeals in the Patent Office were of opinion that the claims were not patentable over the prior art. Upon trial in the District Court those rulings were affirmed. We are of the same opinion.

Affirmed.

 *

Sitting by designation pursuant to Sec. 294 (a), Title 28, U.S.Code

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