Legal Opinion
In Re Jay P. Nielson
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided April 21, 1987No. Appeal 86-1692PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PAULINE NEWMAN, Circuit Judge.
Patent applicant Jay P. Nielson appeals the decision of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (hereinafter “PTO") Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences (hereinafter “Board”), rejecting claims 1-13 and 21 of application Serial No. 540,898 entitled “Method and Apparatus for Treating, in Transit, Hydrocarbon Gases Containing Potential Atmospheric Pollutants.” We affirm as to claims 1-8 and 11-13, and reverse as to claims 9, 10, and 21.
The issues of patentability and of procedure, before the Board and this court, are illustrated with reference to…
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