Myers v. Feigelman

Rich, Judge.

This appeal is from tbe decision of tbe Board of Patent Interferences awarding priority to Feigelman et al., senior party,1 wbo stood on tbeir March 10, 1961, filing date, on tbe ground that Myers et al., junior party,2 have not established conception and reduction to practice prior to that date. We reverse and remand.

*836 The Contested Subject Matter

The count is directed to an improvement in a thermal, non-catalytic process for hydrodealkylating alkylated monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (e.g., toluene) which consists of “introducing diphenyl into the reaction zone” in a specified…