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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 15
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte JOHN C.S. BREITNER and KATHLEEN A. WELSH-BOHMER
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Appeal No. 2003-0865
Application No. 09/300,789
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ON BRIEF
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Before WILLIAM F. SMITH, SCHEINER, and GRIMES, 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 1-23 and 26, all of the claims remaining. Claims 1, 11,
and 23 are representative and read as follows:
1. A method of preventing or delaying the onset of the clinical symptoms
of Alzheimer's disease or related neurodegenerative disorder comprising:
i) identifying an individual at risk of developing said disease or disorder;
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