Legal Opinion
In re Loehr
Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Decided August 29, 1974No. Patent Appeal No. 9212PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LANE, Judge.
This appeal is from the decision of the Patent Office Board of Appeals rejecting claims 2, 4, 5, 8, 10 and 11 in appellant’s application1 on a new ground pursuant to Patent Office Rule 196(b), 37 CFR 1.196(b). Claim 12 stands allowed. The main issue in this appeal is whether the Board of Appeals has statutory administrative jurisdiction to reject appealed claims on new grounds. We affirm on this issue.
The Invention
Claim 8 adequately exemplifies the claimed subject matter for our disposition of this appeal:
8. In the process for producing pigmentary metal oxide by vapor phase…
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- Application of Le BaronCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1955
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