Legal Opinion

In re Kroekel

Court of Customs and Patent Appeals

Decided November 7, 1974No. Patent Appeal No. 74-535PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MARKEY, Chief Judge.

This appeal is from a decision of the Patent Office Board of Appeals which upheld the examiner’s rejection of all of appellants’ claims under 35 U.S.C. § 112. No appeal was taken with respect to claim 13. The case presents the question of whether a three-component composition claim which recites the amounts for the components as 20 to 80% by weight, 20 to 80% by weight, and 1 to 25% by weight, embracing a theoretical composition having a total weight of 101%, is sufficiently definite to satisfy the requirements of 35 U.S.C. § 112, second paragraph. We conclude that it is.…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Application of Robert E. Moore and Edward J. JanoskiCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1971
  2. Application of Charles C. CohnCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1971

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. In re SkollCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1975
  2. In Re Charles H. Kroekel and Frederick A. PfaffCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1986
  3. Crucible, Inc. v. Stora Kopparbergs Bergslags ABDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1984

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