Legal Opinion
In re Hughes
Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Decided March 10, 1977No. Patent Appeal No. 76-656PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RICH, Judge.
This appeal is from the February 23, 1976, decision of the Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) Board of Appeals (board) affirming the rejection of claims 6 and 7 in application serial No. 350,557, filed April 12, 1973, for “Ethylene Polymer Acidification Process,” as obvious under 35 USC 103 in view of Clampitt et al.1 We reverse.
The application on appeal is a continuation of serial No. 48,436, filed June 22,1970. In the parent application, a similar rejection of broader claims was affirmed by the board November 30, 1972. Reconsideration was denied March 21, 1973.
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