APPLICATION OF PHILLIPS

Appeal No. 79-511.

608 F.2d 879 (1979)

In the Matter of the Application of Clarence W. PHILLIPS, Michael P. Eiben, and Harvey T. Morgan, Jr.

United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals.

November 15, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James J. Hill, Chicago, Ill., attorney of record for appellants.

Joseph F. Nakamura, Washington, D.C., for the Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks; Thomas E. Lynch, of counsel.

Before MARKEY, Chief Judge, RICH, BALDWIN, MILLER, and WATSON, Judges.


MILLER, Judge.

This is an appeal from a decision of the Patent and Trademark Office ("PTO") Board of Appeals ("board") which affirmed the examiner's rejections of claims 1-171 under 35 U.S.C. § 101 as nonstatutory subject matter and under 35 U.S.C. 112, first paragraph, for lack of an enabling disclosure. We reverse.

BACKGROUND

Invention

The invention relates to computer apparatus and process for...

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