Legal Opinion
In Re Richard E. Woodruff
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided November 20, 1990No. 90-1095PublishedCited by 66 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RICH, Circuit Judge.
Woodruff appeals from the September 7, 1989 decision of the Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences (Board), Appeal No. 86-2814, affirming the rejection of claims 27-34 in Ser. No. 741,610 as unpatentable under 35 U.S.C. § 103. We affirm.
BACKGROUND
Woodruffs patent application is entitled “Method for Inhibiting Fungal Growth on Refrigerated Fresh Fruits and Vegetables.” It discloses that the growth of fungi on fresh fruits and vegetables can be greatly reduced by storing the vegetables in a specified modified atmosphere. This atmosphere…
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