Dann v. Johnston, 425 U.S. 219 (1976)

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Dann v. Johnston, 425 U.S. 219 (1976)

Dann v. Johnston


No. 74-1033


Argued December 9, 1975
Decided March 31, 1976
425 U.S. 219

CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF
CUSTOMS AND PATENT APPEALS

Syllabus

Respondent’s "machine system for automatic record-keeping of bank checks and deposits," under which checks and deposits are customer-labeled with code categories which are "read," and then processed by a data processor, such as a programmable electronic digital computer, having data storage files and a control system, permitting a bank to furnish a customer with an individual and categorized breakdown of his transactions during the period in question, held unpatentable on grounds of obviousness. 35 U.S.C. § 103. Pp. 225-230.

502 F.2d 765, reversed and remanded.

MARSHALL, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which all Members joined except BLACKMUN and STEVENS, JJ., who took no part in the consideration or decision of the case.

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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Dann v. Johnston, 425 U.S. 219 (1976) in 425 U.S. 219 425 U.S. 220. Original Sources, accessed May 20, 2024, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=G6WCBZ7JQ8RU71B.

MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Dann v. Johnston, 425 U.S. 219 (1976), in 425 U.S. 219, page 425 U.S. 220. Original Sources. 20 May. 2024. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=G6WCBZ7JQ8RU71B.

Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Dann v. Johnston, 425 U.S. 219 (1976). cited in 1976, 425 U.S. 219, pp.425 U.S. 220. Original Sources, retrieved 20 May 2024, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=G6WCBZ7JQ8RU71B.