The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written
for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte EUGEN KOREN, and MIRNA KOCEC
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Appeal No. 2004-2138
Application No. 08/765,324
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ON BRIEF
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Before MILLS, GRIMES, and MILLS, 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 48-51, all of the claims remaining. Claims 48-51 read as follows:
48. A method for making antibodies to an epitope of a lipoprotein which reacts
with the lipoprotein independently of lipid content and conformation of the
lipoprotein, comprising
immunizing an animal with a desired apolipoprotein or lipoprotein which is
delipidated, reduced, carboxymethylated, and solubilized with a reducing
or denaturing agent, wherein all self-aggregated and degraded material
has been removed from the delipidated, reduced, carboxymethylated, and
solubilized apolipoprotein or lipoprotein.
49. The method of claim 48 further comprising
isolating the spleen from the immunized animals,
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