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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 21
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte ROBERT PORTMANN,
URS CHRISTOPH HOFMEIER,
ANDREAS BURKHARD,
WALTER SCHERRER, and
MARTIN SZELAGIEWICZ
Appeal No. 2003-1199
Application No. 09/125,329
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ON BRIEF
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WINTERS, ADAMS, and GREEN, Administrative Patent Judges.
WINTERS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This appeal was taken from the examiner's decision rejecting claims 1 through 9,
13, 14, 16 through 21, 26, 28, 30, and 31, which are all of the claims remaining in the
application.
The Invention
The compound 1-(2,6-difluorobenzyl)-1H-1,2,3-triazole-4-carboxamide was
known in the art at the time applicants' invention was made (specification, page 1).
Valuable pharmacological properties have been attributed to this compound; it may be
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