Appeal No. 1999-0663
Application 08/624,047
Claim 2: A comparison of Scott’s preferred amounts of
copper, magnesium and potassium, per kilo of catalytic
composition (page 2, lines 47-49), versus those in the
appellants’ claim 2, is as follows:
Scott Appellants
Cu 30-90 40-80
Mg 2-30 12-25
K 2-30 0.5-9
This overlap would have rendered the appellants’ claimed catalyst
prima facie obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art over
Scott. See Malagari, 499 F.2d at 1303, 182 USPQ at 553.
Claims 4 and 5: A comparison of Scott’s preferred K/Cu and
K/Mg atomic ratios (page 2, lines 50-51) versus those in the
appellants’ claims 4 (K/Cu) and 5 (K/Mg) is as follows:
Scott Appellants
K/Cu 0.1-1 0.025-0.25
K/Mg 0.1-10 0.01-0.8
These overlaps would have rendered the appellants’ claimed
catalyst prima facie obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art
over Scott. See Malagari, 499 F.2d at 1303, 182 USPQ at 553.
Claim 6: A comparison of Scott’s preferred Cu:Mg:K atomic
ratio (page 2, lines 50-51) versus that in the appellants’
claim 6 is as follows:
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