Legal Opinion
In re deC. Kratz
Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Decided March 1, 1979No. Appeal No. 78-581PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BALDWIN, Judge.
This is an appeal from the decision of the Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) Board of Appeals (board) affirming the examiner’s rejection of claims 11 to 13 and 16 to 18 1 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 in application No. 683,353, filed May 6, 1976, entitled “Process For Producing Strawberry Flavor Compositions and Products.” The application is for a reissue of U. S. Patent No. 3,499,769, filed September 14, 1966, and issued on March 10, 1970. We reverse.
The Invention
Appellants have found that the addition of a small amount of substantially pure 2-methyl-2-pentenoic acid (hereafter…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- In re AntonieCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1977
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