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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 30
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte WILLIAM E. BENTLEY, and
RYAN T. GILL
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Appeal No. 2003-0903
Application No. 09/534,366
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ON BRIEF
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Before SCHEINER, 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 1-32, all of the claims in the application. Claim 1 is
representative and reads as follows:
1. A method for differential display analysis of mRNA via a single
amplification, the method comprising the steps of:
adding a reverse transcription reaction first primer mixture
comprising 13 random 10 and timer primers in equal molar
amounts selected from the group consisting of RT1, RT2, RT3,
RT4, RT5, RT6, RT7, RT8, RT9, RT10, PCR1, PCR3 and PCR5 to
a first nucleic acid sample including a first mixture of mRNA to form
a first primer/first nucleic acid sample mixture;
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