Legal Opinion
In re Hirao
Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Decided May 27, 1976No. Patent Appeal No. 76-560PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MILLER, Judge.
This appeal is from the decision of the Patent and Trademark Office Board of Appeals affirming the rejection of claims 1-4, 10, 17-19, 21, 22, and 24-26 in application serial No. 839,689, filed July 7, 1969, for “Process for Preparing Food and Drinks.” We reverse.
The Invention
The invention involves a process of sweetening foods and drinks. The process comprises three steps, the first two being a method of forming a high purity maltose product (which is the sweetening agent) and the third being the use of this product to sweeten the food or drink. Claim 1, the sole independent…
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