Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Tri-Wall Containers, Inc. v. United States

Tri-Wall Containers, Inc. v. United States, 396 U.S. 828 (1969)

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1969-10-13
Topic
general

How later courts describe this case

  • following BASF, and stating that "the addition of a method step in a product claim, which product is not patentably distinguishable from the prior art, cannot impart patentability to the old product"
  • following BASF, and stating that “the addition of a method step in a product claim, which product is not patent-ably distinguishable ' from the prior art, cannot impart patentability to the old product”

Citator

UpLaw has not yet analyzed Tri-Wall Containers, Inc. v. United States. The absence of a flag is not a finding that it is good law.

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Ct. Cl. Certiorari denied.