Legal Opinion

In re Angstadt

Court of Customs and Patent Appeals

Decided June 24, 1976No. Patent Appeal No. 75-560PublishedCited by 34 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BALDWIN, Judge.

This appeal is from the decision of the Patent and Trademark Office Board of Appeals affirming the rejection of claims 3-5, 12-22, and 27 in application serial No. 772,-421, filed October 31, 1968, for “Organometallic Complexes As Alkylaromatic Oxidation Catalysts.” We reverse.

The Invention

The claimed invention involves a method of catalytically oxidizing secondary or tertiary alkylaromatic hydrocarbons to form a reaction mixture comprising the corresponding hydroperoxides. The method employs as the catalyst an organometallic complex formed between hexaalkylphosphoramides and…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Carnegie Steel Co. v. Cambria Iron Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1902
  2. Minerals Separation, Ltd. v. HydeSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
  3. Mowry v. WhitneySupreme Court of the United States · 1871
  4. IVES v. HamiltonSupreme Court of the United States · 1876
  5. Application of Joseph D. FisherCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1970

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3Cited by34 opinions

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  4. Amgen, Inc., Plaintiff/cross-Appellant v. Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., and Genetics Institute, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1991
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