Legal Opinion
In re Pearson
Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Decided April 25, 1974No. Patent Appeal No. 9226PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALMOND, Senior Judge.
Appellant brings this appeal from a decision of the Patent Office Board of Appeals that affirmed the examiner’s rejection of claims 59-79 and 83-86 in his application 1 entitled “Novel Compositions and Methods of Use.” The parties have submitted the case on the record and briefs. We affirm in part and reverse in part.
The Invention
Appellant’s invention relates to a composition and its use to inhibit the formation of “pops” and “unsound kernels” during the growth of a peanut crop. According to the record, the term “pops” refers to peanut shells in which no peanut has…
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