Legal Opinion

In Re Faizulla G. Kathawala

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Decided November 9, 1993No. 93-1129PublishedCited by 31 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LOURIE, Circuit Judge.

Applicant Faizulla G. Kathawala 1 appeals from the July 17, 1992 decision of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences, Appeal No. 88-1921, affirming the examiner’s final rejection of claims 1, 2, and 19-21 of application Serial No. 772,288, entitled “Indole Analogs of Mevalonolactone and Derivatives Thereof,” as unpatentable under 35 U.S.C. § 102(d) (1988) over Greek Patent 79,042 and Spanish Patent 443,668. 2 We affirm.

BACKGROUND

Kathawala’s invention relates to a group of new compounds having the ability to inhibit a key…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. In Re Bradley C. CarlsonCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1993
  2. The Duplan Corporation v. Deering Milliken Research CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1974
  3. Conklin v. Anne Arundel County Board of EducationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1991
  4. In Re Edwin P. PleuddemannCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1990
  5. In re MonksCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1978

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3Cited by31 opinions

  1. In Re NTP, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2011
  2. In Re Portola Packaging, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1997
  3. Bayer AG v. Schein Pharmaceutical, Inc.District Court, D. New Jersey · 2001
  4. In Re Paul Chu, William Downs, John B. Doyle and Peter v. SmithCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1995
  5. Belkin International, Inc. v. KapposCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2012

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