Legal Opinion

In re Pagliaro

Court of Customs and Patent Appeals

Decided August 20, 1981No. Appeal No. 81-517PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MILLER, Judge.

This is an appeal from the Patent and Trademark Office (“PTO”) Board of Appeals (“board”) affirming the examiner’s rejection of claims 1-31 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as unpatentable over Nutting et al. (“Nutting”)1 in view of either Rector2 or Aeillo3 in application serial No. 742,094, filed November 16, 1976, for “Decaffeination Process,” which is a continuation-in-part of application serial No. 605,717, filed August 18, 1975, which is a continuation-in-part of application serial No. 527,870, filed November 27, 1974. We reverse.

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2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. In re WoodCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1979
  2. Application of Robert v. AntleCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1971
  3. In re MercierCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1975
  4. Application of Marvin C. Van Wanderham, Warren W. Worthley and Carl R. ComolliCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1967
  5. In re RiceCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1973

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Union Carbide Corporation v. American Can CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1984
  2. Shelcore, Inc., Appellant/cross-Appellee v. Durham Industries, Inc., Appellee/cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1984
  3. Henny Penny Corporation v. Frymaster LLCCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2019
  4. In re FoutCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1982
  5. Reading & Bates Construction Company v. Baker Energy Resources Corporation and Baker Marine CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1984

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