Appeal No. 1998-0472
Application No. 08/493,571
compound in the presence of a (C) a mixture of oxalic acid
and boric acid in a molar ratio of 1:5 to 1:0.1, at a
temperature above room temperature. Further details of this
appealed subject matter are set forth in claim 1 which reads
as follows:
1. A process for the preparation of an alkylated
or aralkylated polyhydroxy aromatic compound comprising
reacting a polyhydroxy aromatic compound (A) with an
alkene or aralkene compound (B) at a temperature above
room temperature in the presence of a mixture (C) of
oxalic acid and boric acid in a molar ratio of oxalic
acid to boric acid of from 1:5 to 1:0.1.
The references relied upon by the examiner are as
follows:
Rothrock 2,079,633 May 11, 1937
Gobran 4,039,724 Aug. 2, 1977
Oppenlaender et al. 4,189,445 Feb. 19, 1980
(Oppenlaender)
McAllister et al. 4,275,170 Jun. 23, 1981
(McAllister)
Hoggins et al. 4,359,438 Nov. 16, 1982
(Hoggins)
Nelson 4,390,680 Jun. 28, 1983
Durairaj 5,300,618 Apr. 5, 1994
German Patent 1,543,512 Jul. 31, 1969
(Dorogomilovsky Khimicheskiiy zavod im. Frunze, Moscow)
We note that the Japanese reference 59-65034 has been
withdrawn from use as a reference against appellant’s claims
because the examiner did not list or mention it in his
Answer.
Claims 1-12 and 21 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103
as being unpatentable over German Patent Nos. 1,543,512 and
2,330,850, Oppenlaender, Nelson, and Durairaj in view of
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