Legal Opinion
Application of Ernest C. Adams, Jr., and Alfred H. Free
Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Decided December 8, 1960No. Patent Appeal 6600PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WORLEY, Chief Judge.
This is an appeal from the decision of the Board of Appeals of the United States Patent Office affirming the rejection by the Primary Examiner of claims 1, 2, and 3 of appellants’ application for a patent for a diagnostic reagent and method on two grounds, viz., that the claims are unpatentable over the prior art, and for lack of utility. If the first ground is valid it will not be necessary to consider the second. Appellants have here limited their appeal to claims 1 and 2 which read:
“1. A diagnostic composition for use in determining gastric acidity comprising the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- In Re KeplerCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1942
- In Re GauerkeCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1936
- In re EisenhutCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1957
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