Ex Parte Steiner et al - Page 1




                     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                            is not binding precedent of the Board                   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.  16            

                     UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                      
                                     __________                                     
                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                         
                                 AND INTERFERENCES                                  
                                     __________                                     
                            Ex parte JOSEPH P. STEINER                              
                              and GREGORY S. HAMILTON                               
                                    ___________                                     
                                Appeal No. 2003-1169                                
                            Application No. 09/879,888                              
                                    ___________                                     
                                     ON BRIEF                                       
                                    ___________                                     
         Before WILLIAM F. SMITH, SCHEINER and PAWLIKOWSKI, Administrative          
         Patent Judges.                                                             
         PAWLIKOWSKI, Administrative Patent Judge.                                  


                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                 

              This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner’s           
         final rejection of claims 17-33.                                           
              This application is related to Application Serial Number              
         09/784,174 (Appeal No. 2003-1102) and Application Serial Number            
         09/781,427 (Appeal No. 2003-0924).                                         
              Claims 17 and 33 are representative of the subject matter on          
         appeal, and are set forth below:                                           
              17.  A pharmaceutical composition which comprises:                    





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