Appeal No. 2001-0597
Application 08/564,513
GROUND OF REJECTION
Claims 10-15, 20 and 21 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103 as unpatentable over Billig in view of Baker I and Baker
II.1
We reverse.
DISCUSSION
The invention is directed to a catalyst precursor
composition which is useful in hydrocyanation reactions involving
unactivated monoolefins. Appeal Brief, Paper No. 10, received
June 18, 1997, page 2. The catalyst precursor compositions
comprise a zero-valent nickel and a bidentate phosphite ligand
according to Formulas I (claims 10-15) and II-VI (claims 20-21).
These ligands are all unsymmetrical and substituted. See id.,
page 4.
1 The rejection of claims 10-15 and 20-21 under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103 as unpatentable over Abatjoglou in view of Baker I and
Baker II has been withdrawn. Examiner’s Answer, Paper No. 11,
mailed October 2, 1997, page 5, last paragraph.
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