United States Federal Circuit

The Board of Patent Appeals erred in extending the doctrine of In re Orita, 550 F.2d 1277, to affirm the rejection of pending claims based on a method of using chiral catalysts to catalyze enantioselectively particular classes of chemical reactions.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/12/2002
• Published 06/13/2002

Judges

• CLEVENGER, Circuit Judge., Before MICHEL, CLEVENGER, and SCHALL, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Meredith Martin Addy,Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, of Chicago, IL, argued for appellant.   With her on the brief were Robert N. Carpenter and Jonathan M. Blanchard., John M. Whealan, Solicitor, Office of the Solicitor, United States Patent and Trademark Office, of Arlington, VA, argued for the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office.   With him on the brief were Mark Nagumo and Henry G. Sawtelle, Associate Solicitors.