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In re Wiggins

Court of Customs and Patent Appeals

Decided October 11, 1973No. Patent Appeal No. 8806PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ALMOND, Senior Judge.

This is an appeal from the decision of the Patent Office Board of Appeals sustaining the examiner’s rejection of claims 1, 2 and 10 of appellants’ application1 directed to compounds use*539ful for treating Parkinson’s disease. All these claims were rejected under 35 U. S.C. § 102(b) and claims 1 and 10 were rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 112. We reverse in part and affirm in part.

Invention

Appellants’ invention is most broadly set forth in claim 1 reproduced below:

1. A compound having anti-Par-kinsonism activity selected from the class consisting of compounds of the formula:

and…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Application of Walter L. Borkowski and John J. Van VenrooyCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1970
  2. Application of Edward Burton LegriceCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1962
  3. Application of Eric D. BrownCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1964
  4. Application of William A. SheppardCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1964
  5. Application of Herman HoeksemaCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1968

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3Cited by26 opinions

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  2. In Re GleaveCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2009
  3. Thomas & Betts Corporation v. Litton Systems, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1983
  4. In Re John A. DonohueCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1985
  5. Rengo Co. Ltd. And Simon Container MacHinery Limited, in No. 80-2556 v. Molins MacHine Company, Inc., in No. 80-2557Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1981

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