Legal Opinion
In re Ehrreich
Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Decided January 11, 1979No. Appeal No. 78-561; Serial No. 379,784PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RICH, Judge.
This appeal is from the decision of the Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) Board of Appeals (board) affirming the rejection of claims 1-45, all of the claims in application serial No. 379,784, filed July 16, 1973, for reissue of U. S. Patent No. 3,583,930, entitled “Plastics Made Conductive With Coarse Metal Fillers.” The board affirmed the examiner’s rejection of all claims as obvious under 35 U.S.C. § 103. In addition, the examiner’s rejection of claims 1-8, 12-24, 26-31, 33-36, 38 — 43, and 45 under 35 U.S.C. § 112 was sustained by the board. We reverse.
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