Are True Chemical Compounds, As Such, Inherently Unpatentable Subject Matter? Part 1

Name: Are True Chemical Compounds, As Such, Inherently Unpatentable Subject Matter? Part 1
Cite: 15 Temp. L. Q. 27
Year: 1940
Bluebook cite: Charles E. Ruby, Are True Chemical Compounds, As Such, Inherently Unpatentable Subject Matter? Part 1, 15 Temp. L. Q. 27 (1940-41).
Author: Charles E. Ruby
URL: http://heinonline.org/HOL/PDF?handle=hein.journals/temple15&collection=journals&id=45&print=39&sectioncount=2&ext=.pdf
Item Type: article
Summary: The article discusses and compares the United States with other countries' patent requirements. The article discusses that the US was the first in patent protection and how the US lower courts have ruled against prima facie validity if a chemical compound is claimed in a patent; however, the article states that the US continued to automatically accept chemical compound claims as prima facie validity despite the lower courts' rulings.