Court of Customs and Patent Appeals May 18, 1972, No. 8621 (In re Brown)

Baldwin, Judge.

This appeal is from the decision of the Patent Office Board of Appeals affirming the examiner’s rejection of claims 7-19 in appellant’s application.1 No claims have been allowed.

The Invention

The invention relates to catalysts for vapor phase partial oxidation of ethylene to ethylene oxide. Claims 7 and 15, the only independent claims in the case, read as follows:

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