Ex parte AFEYAN et al. - Page 8

                Appeal No. 1997-2373                                                                          
                Application No. 08/333,880                                                                    

                                                  Summary                                                     
                      We reverse the rejection of the claims under 35 U.S.C. §  103 because the               
                prior art does not provide the required “reason, suggestion, or motivation” to                
                modify the prior art chromatography systems as required by the instant claims.                


                                                REVERSED                                                      




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