Ex parte CROWELL et al. - Page 4




                 Appeal No. 1996-0721                                                                                                                   
                 Application No. 08/036,640                                                                                                             


                          As evidence of obviousness, the examiner relies on the                                                                        
                 following prior art:                                                                                                                   
                 McLamore et al. (McLamore)                            228,642                             Jun. 09, 1960                                
                 (Commonwealth of Australia)                                                                                                            
                 Korger et al. (Korger)                                601,640                             Jul. 12, 1960                                
                 (Canada)                                                                                                                               
                 Lucius & Bruning (Lucius)                    2        93,622                              Sep. 10, 1962                                
                 (Denmark)                                                                                                                              
                          As evidence of nonobviousness, appellants rely on the                                                                         
                 following literature:                                                                                                                  
                 Ruschig et al. (Ruschig) , Arzneimit. Forsch., 8, 448 (1958).3                                                                                           
                          Claims 14 through 26 and 28 stand rejected under 35                                                                           
                 U.S.C.                                                                                                                                 
                 § 103 as unpatentable over the combined disclosures of Korger,                                                                         
                 McLamore and Lucius.                                                                                                                   
                          We reverse.                                                                                                                   
                          The Korger reference teaches “valuable medicaments                                                                            
                 showing a blood sugar reducing effect compounds of the general                                                                         
                 formula                                                                                                                                

                          2Our reference to this Danish patent is to the                                                                                
                 corresponding English translation of record.                                                                                           
                          3Our reference to this literature is to the corresponding                                                                     
                 English translation of record.                                                                                                         
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