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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 GOPAL CHANDRA MAJUMDER,
MAHITOSH MANDAL, and
SASWATI BANERJEE
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Appeal No. 2002-0449
Application No. 09/037,409
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ON BRIEF
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Before WINTERS, GRIMES, and GREEN, Administrative Patent Judges.
GRIMES, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner’s
final rejection of claims 1-8 and 10-18, all of the claims remaining. Claims 1, 13,
and 18 are representative and read as follows:
1. An isolated sperm motility-promoting glycoprotein macromolecule
having a molecular mass of 66 kda and purified to homogeneity.
13. A process for the preparation of the isolated sperm motility-
promoting glycoprotein macromolecule of claim 1, said process
comprising:
fractionating at least one of buffalo serum and buffalo plasma to
provide a fractionated preparation; and
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