Legal Opinion
Application of Moore
Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Decided May 7, 1946No. Patent Appeal 5139PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HATFIELD, Associate Judge.
This is an appeal from the decision of the Board of Appeals of the United States Patent Office affirming the decision of the Primary Examiner rejecting claims 2, 3, 4, and 5 in appellant’s application for a patent for an alleged invention relating to “fumigants” for the killing of insects by exposing them to “mono substituted halogen acetonitrile.”
Claims 2 and 3 were rejected on the prior art, and as being broader than the disclosure in appellant’s application. Claims 4 and 5 were rejected as being drawn to non-elected species and, therefore need not be considered on…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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