Legal Opinion
In re Samour
Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Decided February 23, 1978No. Appeal No. 77-585PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MILLER, Judge.
This appeal is from the Patent and Trademark Office (“PTO”) Board of Appeals (“board”) affirming the rejection of claims 1, 3, and 4, in application serial No. 888,943, filed December 29, 1969, for “Alkoxymethyl and Benzyloxymethyl Phenobarbital and Diphenylhydantoin Compounds and Therapeutic Compositions Containing Same.” We affirm.
The Invention
The compounds defined in the appealed claims are phenobarbital derivatives which are useful as anticonvulsant agents for *561treating convulsions and seizures in warmblooded animals. Although phenobarbitals have long been known to be useful…
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