IN RE COLEMAN

Appeal No. 80-504.

621 F.2d 1141 (1980)

In re John R. COLEMAN, Jr., et al.

United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals.

Rehearing Denied July 10, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas J. Macpeak, Washington, D. C., attorney of record for appellant; Jack L. Hummell, Littleton, Colo., of counsel.

Joseph F. Nakamura, Washington, D. C., for the Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks; Fred W. Sherling, Washington, D. C., of counsel.

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


RICH, Judge.

This appeal is from the decision of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) Board of Appeals (board) affirming the rejection of claims 1-19 and 21-26 in appellants' application serial No. 412,061, filed November 2, 1973, for "Sulfonation Process," under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as obvious from the teachings of the prior art references. We affirm.

The Invention

Appellants disclose an improved process for sulfonating hydrocarbon...

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