Appeal No. 94-3056
Application 07/812,421
Willson et al., “A Simple Method For Constructing Directly
Repeated Multimeric DNA Segments,” Gene Anal. Techn., Vol. 2,
pages 77-82 (1985).
Claims 32-37 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 over a
combination of all of the above listed references.
We reverse this rejection.
BACKGROUND
Antifreeze polypeptides are known in the art. These
polypeptides have been found in fish which live in arctic
waters. The polypeptides prevent the formation of ice in
their body fluids. See the specification at page 3, lines 8-
22. The specification describes a specific protein, shown in
Figure 4 of the application, which is a variant of an
antifreeze polypeptide found in winter flounder. The prior
art describes an antifreeze polypeptide found in winter
flounder and its production by bacteria that have been
transformed with DNA which encodes the polypeptide. See pages
3 through 6 of the specification.
Claim Interpretation
Before turning to the discussion of the prior art, we set
forth our interpretation of claims 32-37.
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