Legal Opinion
Application of Willie Fong, Wilfred H. Ward, and Harold P. Lundgren
Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Decided April 14, 1961No. Patent Appeal 6606PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RICH, Judge.
This appeal is from the rejection of claims 12-17 of appellants’ application Ser. No. 324,423, filed December 5, 1952, for “Use of Polyvinylpyrrolidone as a Soil-Suspending Agent.” That agent will hereinafter be called “PVP.” Claim 18 alone has been allowed, as a result of the board’s reversal of its rejection.
The specification explains the invention and its background as follows:
“This invention relates to washing procedures particularly to the washing of textile materials such as fabrics and fibers with aqueous media. In particular the invention concerns the use of…
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