Legal Opinion

In Re Diane M. Dillon

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Decided May 21, 1990No. 88-1245PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PAULINE NEWMAN, Circuit Judge.

Diane M. Dillon, assignor to Union Oil Company of California, appeals the decision of the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences (“Board”) of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“PTO"), November 25,1987, rejecting claims 2 through 14, 16 through 22, and 24 through 37, all *1556the remaining claims of patent application Serial No. 06/671,570 entitled “Hydrocarbon Fuel Composition”. We reverse.

The Invention

Dillon’s patent application describes and claims her discovery that the inclusion of certain tetra-orthoester compounds in hydrocarbon fuel compositions…

2Cases cited79 opinions

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  2. Stratoflex, Inc. v. Aeroquip CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1983
  3. W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc., Appellant/cross-Appellee v. Garlock, Inc., Appellee/cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1983
  4. Lindemann Maschinenfabrik Gmbh v. American Hoist and Derrick Company, Harris Press and Shear Division, Commercial Metals CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1984
  5. Dawson Chemical Co. v. Rohm & Haas Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1980

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3Cited by5 opinions

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