Legal Opinion
In re Harnisch
Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Decided June 12, 1980No. Appeal No. 79-614PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RICH, Judge.
This appeal is from the decision of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) Board of Appeals (board) rejecting, under 37 C.F.R. 1.196(b), claims 1 and 3-81 of appellant’s application, serial No. 559,978, filed March 19, 1975, for “Coumarin Compounds,” on the sole ground that these claims are “drawn to improper Markush groups.” We reverse.
The Invention
The claimed compounds encompass cou-marin compounds useful as dyestuffs. Some of them may be used as intermediates to make other dyestuffs. Claim 1 is representative and reads as follows:
1. Coumarin compounds which in one…
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