Meyer Sletzinger v. Frank H. Lincoln, William P. Schneider and George B. Spero

RICH, Acting Chief Judge.

This appeal is from the decision of the Board of Patent Interferences awarding priority to Lincoln, Schneider and Spero (Lincoln et al.), in interference No. 91,- 155, involving Lincoln et al. application serial No. 753,157, filed August 4, 1958, entitled “Organic Compound and Process” and Sletzinger application serial No. 746,661, filed July 7, 1958, entitled “16-substituted Steroids.”

The real parties in interest are Merck & Co., Inc., assignee of Sletzinger, and the Upjohn Company, assignee of Lincoln et al.

The invention involves steroid compounds of the pregnene…