Candicidin—Patent Application,, 1952-1955;, 1956-1960

Contains correspondence with the law firm of Cooper, Dunham, Dearborn, and Henninger (the last of three name changes during the indicated time span) regarding the patent application filed on September 9, 1952 for Candicidin as a fungi fighter, and subsequent supplements filed April 7, 1955 and July 22, 1955 because of a problem with the precise identification of the antibiotic, and a conflict with an antibiotic named Ascosin, produced by Commercial Solvents Corp. It was rejected by the Patent Office on December 19, 1956. A Brief Appeal was filed on August 16, 1957 (a copy is enclosed but is cut off on the bottom margin). The Examiner's Answer of July 14, 1958 was followed by a Reply Brief on July 31, 1958. A hearing was held on January 7, 1960 and a Board of Appeals Opinion was issued on April 21, 1960, followed by a Petition to Reopen Prosecution of June 17, 1960, and the Petition granted on July 7, 1960. An amendment was filed on September 20, 1960 containing new claims required by the Patent Office before being granted under No. 2, 992,162. There is also correspondence with the law firm regarding trademark protection and the status of patent applications in foreign countries, as well as correspondence with other researchers regarding research on Candicidin.