Ex parte Mowry

Isomers sharing the same empirical formula but having different structures are not necessarily considered equivalent by skilled chemists and therefore are not necessarily prima facie obvious over each other; claimed cyclohexylstyrene was not prima facie obvious over prior art isohexylstyrene.

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