In re Meyer

NEWMAN, Judge.

This is an appeal from the decision of the Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) Board of Appeals (board) sustaining the examiner’s rejection of claims 2-6, and 9-12, of application serial No. 557,296, filed 11 March 1975, for “Process for the Preparation of 2-Nitrobenzaldehyde and Intermediates Therefor.” We reverse.

Background

The Invention

The compound, 2-nitrobenzaldehyde, has been known for more than 80 years. It can be used, inter alia, as an intermediate in the production of the pharmaceutically active 4-nitrophenyl-l, 4-dihydropyridine derivatives. Appellant’s invention resides…