Legal Opinion

In the Matter of the Application of William B. Dickinson and Bernard L. Zenitz

Court of Customs and Patent Appeals

Decided March 22, 1962No. Patent Appeal 6751PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MARTIN, Judge.

This is an appeal from a decision of the Board of Appeals of the United States Patent Office affirming the examiner’s rejection of claims 1 to 5, all of the claims of appellants’ application for a patent.

The application was filed November 12, 1957 and relates to certain piperidine carboxylic acid derivatives and to a process of preparing them. The compounds claimed are disclosed to be “physiologically active” and “useful as analgesics and narcotics.” Claim 1 is representative of the appealed claims and reads as follows:

“1. A compound selected from the class consisting of ethyl…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Frederick F. Blicke v. Gino R. TrevesCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1957
  2. Payne v. HurleyCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1934
  3. Henry St. Pierre v. Draper M. Harvey, Draper M. Harvey v. Henry St. PierreCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1956

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Application of Andrew John MansonCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1964
  2. Samuel S. Kistler v. Neill WeberCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1969
  3. Eastman Kodak Company v. Gerald J. Mossinghoff, Commissioner of Patents and TrademarksCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1983
  4. Golota v. StromCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1974
  5. Schwab v. PittmanCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1971

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