The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for
publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.
Paper No. 29
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
__________
BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
__________
Ex parte ANDREW S. JANOFF, THOMAS D. MADDEN,
PIETER R. CULLIS, JOHN J. KEARNS,
and ANTHONY G. DURNING
__________
Appeal No. 2001-1245
Application 08/430,661
__________
ON BRIEF
__________
Before WINTERS, WILLIAM F. SMITH, and POTEATE, Administrative Patent Judges.
WILLIAM F. SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner’s final rejection of
claims 77-81, 83-85, 89, 91 and 92, all the claims remaining in the application. Claim
77 is representative of the subject matter on appeal and reads as follows:
77. A method of preparing a drug -lipid complex comprising the steps of:
(a) dissolving a lipid which comprises a fatty acid or a phospholipid in an
organic solvent selected from the group consisting of chloroform, methanol,
dimethysulfoxide (DMSO), methylene chloride, cholorform:methanol mixtures
and benzene:methanol mixtures;
(b) dissolving a polyene antifungal agent in an organic solvent;
Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Next
Last modified: November 3, 2007