Legal Opinion
In re Koller
Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Decided January 24, 1980No. Appeal No. 79-589PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BALDWIN, Judge.
This is an appeal from the decision of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) Board of Appeals (board) affirming the rejection of claims 1-3 and 5 — 14 in appellants’ application serial No. 582,774, filed June 2, 1975, entitled “Method of Isomerizing Humulone to Isohumulone by Catalytic Acceleration with Metal Salts.”1 The claims are rejected as anticipated under 35 U.S.C. § 102. We reverse.
The Invention
Appellants claim a method for producing isohumulone from humulone. Isohumulone is a chemical said to be useful as a tuberculosis retardant. It is also the essential…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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