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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 PIER LUCIO ANELLI, MARINO BROCCHETTA,
GIOVANNA LUX, and ENRICO CAPPELLETTI
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Appeal No. 2006-2378
Application No. 10/433,388
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ON BRIEF
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Before ADAMS, MILLS, and GRIMES, Administrative Patent Judges.
GRIMES, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This appeal involves claims to processes for preparing N,N’-substituted 5-amino-
1,3-benzenedicarboxamides. The examiner has rejected the claims as obvious. We
have jurisdiction under 35 U.S.C. § 134. We reverse.
Background
N,N’-substituted 5-amino-1,3-benzenedicarboxamides “are known as key
intermediates in the synthesis of iodinated contrast agents.” Specification, page 1. In
the prior art, N,N’-substituted 5-amino-1,3-benzenedicarboxamides were prepared by
amidating the ester groups of a compound of the formula
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