Legal Opinion
Nelson v. Bowler
Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Decided July 31, 1980No. Appeal No. 79-630PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RICH, Judge.
This appeal is from the decision of the United States Patent and Trademark Office .(PTO) Board of Patent Interferences (board) awarding priority on all four counts to Bowler et al. (Bowler), the senior party. We reverse.
This interference involves two applications, serial No. 252,030, filed by appellant Nelson May 10, 1972, for “Composition and Process” and serial No. 474,608, filed by Bowler May 30, 1974, as a continuation of serial No. 248,717 filed April 28, 1972, for “Cyclopentane Derivatives.” Appellee was accorded the benefit of an application filed in Great Britain on May…
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