Legal Opinion
Application of Walter L. Borkowski and John J. Van Venrooy
Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Decided March 12, 1970No. Patent Appeal 8214PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RICH, Acting Chief Judge.
This appeal is from the decision of the Patent Office Board of Appeals affirming the rejection of claims 7-12 of application serial No. 144,221, filed October 10, 1961, entitled “Preparation of Oxygenated Hydrocarbons.’’ No claim is allowed.
The claimed invention is a process for producing oxygenated hydrocarbons such as alcohols, glycols, aldehydes, and acids by reacting hydrocarbons with ferric chloride in vapor phase and hydrolyzing the resulting chlorohydrocarbon. The reaction of ferric chloride with hydrocarbons is commonly referred to in the art as…
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