Ex parte SEARS - Page 7




              Appeal No. 94-4461                                                                                           
              Application 07/996,797                                                                                       


              4.  Claim language                                                                                           
                     Upon return of the application, the examiner should clarify the following claim                       
              language.                                                                                                    
                     The claims require “a carbohydrate source composed primarily of a low glycemic                        
              index.”  According to the specification at page 11, it is the carbohydrate which has a                       
              glycemic index, rather than the carbohydrate being “composed” of a glycemic index.                           
              Should the claims require “a carbohydrate source having a low glycemic index?”                               
                     The claims also require that the protein have a “high biological value.”  It is not clear             
              where the specification of this application defines this phrase.                                             
                     The decision of the examiner is reversed.                                                             
                                                      REVERSED                                                             










                                   SHERMAN D. WINTERS          )                                                          
                     Administrative Patent Judge     )                                                                     
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                                    MARC L. CAROFF                 ) BOARD OF PATENT                                       

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