Appeal No. 95-2715
Application 08/117,378
the claims in the application.
Appellant claims a method for the preparation of a certain epoxide ether having
formula I, as defined in claim 1 and page 2, line 1 et. seq., of the specification by (a)
electrochemical oxidation of an allyl alcohol (Formula II) and an auxiliary electrolyte, or (b)
by the reaction of an allyl alcohol with halogen at a pH of from 7.5 to 14, in both cases in
the presence of a certain hydroxy-containing compound (Formula III).
Claim 1, the sole independent claim, is illustrative of the invention and is appended
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to this decision. At the outset, we note that appellant states that claim 3 does not stand or
fall together with the remaining claims (Brief, page 2). Since in our view the examiner has
not established a prima facie case of obviousness with respect to claim 1, we find it
unnecessary to address claim 3 in our decision.
THE REFERENCES
Young 3,394,059 Jul. 23, 1968
Le Duc 3,427,235 Feb. 11, 1969
Lecloux et al. (Lecloux) 5,086,189 Feb. 4, 1992
THE REJECTION
2 Claim 1 is correctly reproduced in this decision. On page 8, line 5 of appellant’s
claim 1 attached to their brief, refers to “an alkanol”; such expression was amended
(November 30, 1992 and May 6, 1993).
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