Legal Opinion
Application of Jean Clement Louis Fouche
Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Decided April 22, 1971No. Patent Appeal 8484PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LANE, Judge.
This appeal is from the decision of the Patent Office Board of Appeals affirming the rejection of claims 1-3 in appellant’s application serial No. 463,-936, filed June 14, 1965, for “Dibenzocy-eloheptadiene Derivatives.” No claims have been allowed. We affirm as to claim 1 and reverse as to claims 2 and 3.
The invention claimed is a class of compounds having pharmaceutical utility due to their antidepressant, neuroleptic and tranquilizing properties. Claim 3 is illustrative of the appealed claims since it is drawn to the compound closest to the prior art of all the compounds within…
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