Ex Parte Kikuchi et al - Page 6

                 Appeal No.  2006-3084                                                          Page 6                   
                 Application No.  10/673,860                                                                             
                 ATCC12869, and “AJ12036-derived strains which have retained this activity, but                          
                 otherwise might not be identical, i.e. mutants.”  Brief, page 9.  In our opinion,                       
                 appellants’ specification provides an adequate written description of the claimed                       
                 invention.                                                                                              
                        Therefore, we reverse the rejection of claims 1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 10 and 11 under                     
                 the written description provision of 35 U.S.C. § 112, first paragraph.                                  

                                                     REVERSED                                                            

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