Legal Opinion
In re Kerkhoven
Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Decided May 15, 1980No. Appeal No. 79-586PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEWMAN, Judge.
This is an appeal from the decision of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) Board of Appeals (board) sustaining the examiner’s rejection under 35 U.S.C. § 103 of claims 2-5, 9 and 14 of application serial No. 501,956, filed August 30, 1974, for “Production of Detergent Compositions.” We modify.
Background
The Invention
Appellant claims a process for the production of particulate detergent compositions containing a mixture of anionic1 and nonionic2 active detergent materials. Appellant explains in his specification that the detergent-making art often prefers such…
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