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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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 BINIE V. LIPPS and
FREDERICK W. LIPPS
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Appeal No. 2006-2644
Application No. 09/047,945
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ON BRIEF
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Before SCHEINER, GRIMES, and LEBOVITZ, Administrative Patent Judges.
GRIMES, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This appeal involves claims to a method of reducing serum IgE in a patient,
which the examiner has rejected as nonenabled. We have jurisdiction under 35 U.S.C.
§ 134. We affirm.
Background
“IgE is a minor component of total immunoglobulins and it is implicated in
allergies, which in some cases manifests as asthma. . . . Normal adults have 0.2 to
1.0 mg% of IgE. Currently 20% of the US population has higher than the normal range
of IgE and the percentage is increasing every year.” Specification, page 1.
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