In re Kirwan

This is an appeal from the decision of the Board of Appeals of the United States Patent Office affirming the action of the Primary Examiner in rejecting claims 9,10,11,12,13, and 14 in appellant’s application for a patent for “certain new and useful improvements in Braising Of Fish Meat In The Process Of Canning Or Dehydrating.” No claims were allowed.

Claims 9, 11, and 12 are drawn to the process of braising the fish, and claim 14 to the product resulting from the process. Claims 9 and 14 are sufficiently illustrative. They read:

9. Process for preparing a braised fish meat product for canning…