Appeal No. 1996-2042
Application No. 08/086,602
This is an appeal pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the
final rejection of claim 12, the sole claim remaining in this
application.
Claim 12 is reproduced below:
12. The compound 4-bromo-2,2-
difluorobenzodiox ole of the formula
The reference of record relied upon by the examiner is:
Kohl et al. (Kohl) 2 DE 36 42 256 A1 June 19,
1987
Appealed claim 12 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. §
102(b) as “clearly anticipated” by Kohl.
We cannot sustain this rejection.
The subject matter on appeal is directed to a single
compound, 4-bromo-2,2-difluorobenzodioxole, which compound is
said to be especially useful as an intermediate for making
2Our consideration of Kohl is based on the attached
English translation.
2
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