Legal Opinion
In re Edwards
Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Decided January 12, 1978No. Appeal No. 77-532PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LANE, Judge.
This appeal is from the decision of the Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) Board *1350of Appeals (board) affirming the final rejection of claim 3, the sole claim in application serial No. 110,599, filed January 28, 1971, entitled “Water Insoluble Nitrogen-Containing Polyols.”1 We reverse.
The Invention
Appellants’ invention is directed to a water-insoluble polyol (a poly-hydroxyl compound) which has sufficient self-catalytic activity to react, without the need of extraneous catalysts, with organic polyisocyanates to form rigid polyurethane foams. It is asserted that the foams produced…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Application of Carl A. Lukach, Setha G. Olson and Harold M. SpurlinCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1971
- In re SmithCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1973
- In re SmithCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1972
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