Legal Opinion
Application of Kenneth L. Russell
Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Decided April 22, 1971No. Patent Appeal 8478PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LANE, Judge.
This appeal is from the decision of the Patent Office Board of Appeals affirming the rejection of all claims in appellant’s application serial No. 531,756, filed March 4, 1966, for “Aqueous Compositions Containing Lanolin Oil.” We reverse.
The specification describes the preparation of aqueous, lanolin-containing compositions, useful in shampoos and other detergent products. The compositions are clear, transparent solutions when initially produced, and do not require filtration to render them so, a factor of central importance to the issues in this appeal.
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