Legal Opinion

In re Schaumann

Court of Customs and Patent Appeals

Decided February 23, 1978No. Appeal No. 77-598PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ALMOND, Senior Judge.

This appeal is from the decision of the Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) Board of Appeals (board), one member dissenting, affirming the rejection of claims 2-4 of appellants’ application serial No. 336,567, filed April 17, 1975, for “l-(3-Hydroxyphenyl)-2-Aminopropane Compounds and Chemotherapeutic Compositions.” We affirm.

The Invention

The claims on appeal are drawn to a single chemical compound, and certain pharmacologically compatible salts thereof, disclosed as being effective in increasing peripheral blood pressure in mammals without causing a significant pressure…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Application of Heinrich Ruschig, Walter Aumuller, Gerhard Korger, Hans Wagner, Josef Scholz and Alfred BanderCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1967
  2. Application of Harold G. Petering and Harry H. FallCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1962
  3. Application of Heinrich Ruschig, Walter Aumüller, Gerhard Korger, Hans Wagner, Josef Scholz and Alfred BänderCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1965
  4. In re ArkleyCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1972
  5. Application of Max J. KalmCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1967

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3Cited by23 opinions

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  3. Sanofi-Synthelabo v. Apotex, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2006
  4. Eli Lilly & Co. v. Zenith Goldline Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2006
  5. Sanofi-Synthelabo v. Apotex, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2008

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