Legal Opinion

In Re Mark A. Vaeck, Wipa Chungjatupornchai and Lee McIntosh

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Decided October 21, 1991No. 91-1120PublishedCited by 72 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RICH, Circuit Judge.

This appeal is from the September 12, 1990 decision of the Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences (Board), affirming the examiner’s rejection of claims 1-48 and 50-52 of application Serial No. 07/021,405, filed March 4, 1987, titled “Hybrid Genes Incorporating a DNA Fragment Containing a Gene Coding for an Insecticidal Protein, Plasmids, Transformed Cyanobacteria Expressing Such Protein and Method for Use as a Biocontrol Agent” as unpatentable under 35 U.S.C. § 103, as well as the rejection of claims 1-48 and 50-51 under 35 U.S.C. §…

2Cases cited11 opinions

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  3. Application of Joseph D. FisherCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1970
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