Legal Opinion
Aelony v. Urs Arni
Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Decided January 19, 1977No. Patent Appeal No. 76-639PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LANE, Judge.
Aelony et al. appeal from the decision of the Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) Board of Patent Interferences (board) awarding priority of invention to Arni et al., the senior party. We affirm.
Background
This case involves a chemical interference between Aelony et al., junior party patentee, and Arni et al., senior party applicant.1 The subject matter of the interference is a method for purifying malononitrile containing, as contaminants, similarly-boiling impurities formed in the preparation thereof. Both parties treat the impure malononitrile with a conjugated diene material to…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Nitz v. EhrenreichCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1976
- In re McKellinCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1976
- Edward Fredkin v. Eugene H. IrasekCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1968
- Harrison D. Brailsford v. Marius Jean Lavet and Jacques Jean Gustave DietschCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1963
- Edwin J. Smith v. Morris D. StoneCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1970
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Leslie C. Case v. Cpc International, Inc., and Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks, Co-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1984
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- Robert E. Parks and Robert L. Marietta v. David H. FineCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1985
- In Re Charles H. Kroekel and Frederick A. PfaffCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1986
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