Legal Opinion
Hugh Wilma Boulton Reed and Alan John Wilkinson v. Erik Tornqvist and Arthur W. Langer, Jr.
Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Decided January 21, 1971No. Patent Appeal 8383PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BALDWIN, Judge.
This is an appeal from the decision of the Patent Office Board of Interferences awarding priority in Interference No. 94,170 to the appellees, Tornqvist and Langer.
The subject matter involved might be said to be an improved variety of the so-called “Ziegler-type” catalysts, used for the polymerization of olefins. Counts 1-4 on appeal recite the process for preparing the catalyst, while counts 5-7 are drawn to the catalyst itself. Both parties consider count 1 to be typical [paragraphing ours]:
1. The process for preparing a poly- . merization catalyst comprising the steps of(a)…
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