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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 22
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte HIROAKI OKUSHIN
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Appeal No. 2002-1728
Application No. 09/339,239
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HEARD: January 21, 2003
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Before WINTERS, METZ, and ADAMS, Administrative Patent Judges.
WINTERS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This appeal was taken from the examiner's decision rejecting claims 18 through
23 and 25, which are all of the claims remaining in the application.
The Invention
The present invention relates to a therapeutic agent for persistent disappearance
(persistent seronegative) of hepatitis B virus (HBV)-DNA in treating chronic hepatitis B.
More specifically, the invention relates to a method for treating hepatitis B comprising
administering a daily effective dose of $-interferon in a plurality of individual doses
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