Legal Opinion
Elmer J. Lawson, George M. Fohlen, and Aaron Addelston v. William F. Bruce and Joseph Seifter
Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Decided April 28, 1955No. Patent Appeal 6089PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLE, Judge.
Appellants here appeal from a decision of the Board of Patent Interferences of the United States Patent Office, one member dissenting, awarding priority of the inventive subject matter disclosed in two counts composing the interference to the junior party and appellees, Bruce and Seifter.
The invention defined in the counts relates to a group of new organic compounds having valuable therapeutic properties, such as local anesthetic activity. Count 1 is a generic composition claim. Count 2 covers a process for making the product of count 1. The counts read:
“1. A member of the group…
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