Ex parte DUTTON et al. - Page 5




              Appeal No. 1999-0676                                                                                           
              Application No. 08/465,625                                                                                     



                                                      DISCUSSION                                                             
                      Appellants’ invention relates to compounds having the formula:                                         















                                                                                                                            
              where the definitions of variables are set forth in the specification, pages 2 through 4.                      
              According to appellants, the claimed compounds are “novel avermectin derivatives…                              
              wherein the C-25 substituent is linked by an unbranched (primary) carbon atom”                                 
              (specification, page 2).  These compounds “are highly active antiparasitic agents having                       
              particular utility as anthelmintics, ectoparasiticides, insecticides and acaricides” (id.).                    











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