Ex parte LIN et al. - Page 1




              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                                       and is not binding precedent of the Board                                           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. 20                         
                               UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                   
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                                    BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                     
                                                AND INTERFERENCES                                                          
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                               Ex parte TSUE-MING LIN and SEYMOUR P. HALBERT                                               
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                                                 Appeal No. 1997-4138                                                      
                                              Application No. 08/384,681                                                   
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                                               HEARD: January 9, 2001                                                      
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              Before WINTERS, ROBINSON, and GRIMES, Administrative Patent Judges.                                          
              ROBINSON, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                       
                                                DECISION ON APPEAL                                                         
                     This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the final rejection of claims                            
              27 - 44, 46 - 52, and 54 - 63 which are all of the claims pending in the case.                               
                     Claims 27, 46, and 56 are illustrative of the subject matter on appeal and read as                    
              follows:                                                                                                     
                     27.    A test kit for detecting the presence in a sample of at least one component                    
              to be detected selected from the group consisting of antigens, antibodies and haptens by                     
              a sandwich enzyme immunoassay comprising in one or more containers:                                          





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