The opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board. Paper No. 15 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _____________ Ex parte JOHANN GAUBE and FRANK DOEBERT _____________ Appeal No. 1998-0548 Application No. 08/498,845 ______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before GARRIS, WARREN and TIMM, Administrative Patent Judges. GARRIS, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1 through 6 which are all of the claims in the application. The subject matter on appeal relates to a process for the continuous preparation of cyclohexene by partial hydrogenation of benzene with hydrogen wherein benzene is introduced in gaseous form and the catalyst is present in solution or suspension in a 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007