Legal Opinion
Application of George B. Karnofsky
Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Decided March 7, 1968No. Patent Appeal 7885PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALMOND, Judge.
This is an appeal from a decision of the Patent Office Board of Appeals affirming the rejection of all claims in appellant’s application entitled “Method of Manufacturing Vinyl Acetate Monomer.” 1
The invention relates to a process for separating the products of the reaction of acetylene and glacial acetic acid. The primary product sought by this reaction is vinyl acetate. Since the desired reac tion does not go to completion, the following principal additional compounds are produced: ethylidene diacetate and acetic anhydride, characterized as the heavy ends (i. e. having higher…
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