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In re Arkley

Court of Customs and Patent Appeals

Decided February 17, 1972No. 8553PublishedCited by 41 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Nigh, Judge.

This appeal is from the decision of the Patent Office Board of Appeals affirming the rejection of claim 30 in appellants’ application serial No. 329,212, filed December 9,1963, for a cephalosporin-type antibiotic known as cephaloridine. No claim has been allowed. We reverse.

The Subject Matter Claimed

The appealed claim is drawn to a single compound, by structural formula, and reads:

30. A compound of the formula

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This compound is said to be a broad spectrum antibiotic, effective against both gram-positive and gram-negative micro-organisms, and to possess many other…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Application of Heinrich Ruschig, Walter Aumuller, Gerhard Korger, Hans Wagner, Josef Scholz and Alfred BanderCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1967
  2. Application of Edward Burton LegriceCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1962
  3. Application of Carl A. Lukach, Setha G. Olson and Harold M. SpurlinCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1971
  4. Application of Heinrich Ruschig, Walter Aumüller, Gerhard Korger, Hans Wagner, Josef Scholz and Alfred BänderCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1965
  5. Thomas Lynn Fields v. Lloyd H. Conover and Robert B. WoodwardCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1971

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  4. Thomas & Betts Corporation v. Litton Systems, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1983
  5. Sanofi-Synthelabo v. Apotex, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2008

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