In re Fenton

Rich, Judge.

This appeal is from the decision of the Patent Office. Board of Appeals affirming the rejection of claims 1-14 in patent application serial No. 373,878, filed June 9,1964, for processes for the liquid-phase oxidation of hydrocarbon olefins in the presence of rhenium compounds. We affirm.

The Subject Matter Olaimed

Claim 1, which is appellant’s broadest claim, reads:

1. An oxidation process which comprises contacting hydrocarbon olefins having 2 to 30 carbon atoms with a rhenium compound selected from the group consisting of rhenium oxide, alkali metal, alkaline earth metal and…