The opinion in support of the decision being entered
today was not written for publication and is not binding
precedent of the Board.
Paper No. 17
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte FRANK RICHTER,
JOSEF PEDAIN, KLAUS KACHTKAMP
and ANDREAS FLINK
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Appeal No. 1999-1008
Application 08/713,905
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ON BRIEF
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Before PAK, WARREN and OWENS, Administrative Patent Judges.
WARREN, Administrative Patent Judge.
Decision on Appeal
This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the decision of the examiner finally
rejecting claims 1 through 4, all of the claims in the application. Claims 1 and 3, as they stand of
record,1 are illustrative of the claims on appeal:
1. A process for the production of an ether (poly)isocyanate from an ether (poly)amine
comprising reacting
a) an ether (poly)amine
with at least a stoichiometric amount (based on the number of primary amine groups present in
a)) of
b) phosgene or a compound which generates phosgene under the reaction conditions
1 See the amendment of May 12, 1997 (Paper No. 6).
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