IN RE ZLETZ

No. 89-1093.

893 F.2d 319 (1990)

In re Alex ZLETZ.

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.

Rehearing Denied February 7, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wallace L. Oliver, Amoco Corp., Chicago, Ill., argued for appellant. With him on the brief were Ralph C. Medhurst and William H. Magidson.

Fred E. McKelvey, Solicitor, Office of the Solicitor, Arlington, Va., argued for appellee. With him on the brief were Richard E. Schafer and John W. Dewhirst, Associate Solicitors.

Harry J. Roper, George S. Bosy and Nicholas A. Poulos, Neuman, Williams, Anderson & Olson, Chicago, Ill., were on the brief for amicus curiae, Phillips Petroleum Co.

Before MARKEY, Chief Judge, NEWMAN and MICHEL, Circuit Judges.


PAULINE NEWMAN, Circuit Judge.

Dr. Alex Zletz appeals the decision of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences, Appeal No. 88-1655 (August 31, 1988), rejecting claims 13 and 14, the only claims remaining in patent application Serial No. 03/462,480, filed October 15, 1954. We affirm.

Background

The history of Patent Interference No. 89,634, called the "polypropylene" interference, has been...

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