Appeal No. 94-4393
Application 07/692,921
such as Class 530, Subclass 412+, and Class 536, Subclass 21, would be relevant areas
to search for the subject matter of the broader claims on appeal.
Upon return of the application, the examiner should review all the claims pending in
this application and ensure that all relevant classes and subclasses have been searched.
2. Computer Databases.
The “SEARCH NOTES” area of the file jacket of this application indicates that
certain computerized databases have been searched. Among the databases searched
was the database which contains amino acid sequences. The “ONLINE SEARCH
REQUEST FORM” (PTO-1542), which is of record in this application, indicates that the
amino acid sequence data base was searched on the basis of the 10 amino acid residue
polypeptide of claim 6. But in listing that sequence when the search was commissioned,
the examiner appears to have misidentified the Leu residue at position 6 of the
polypeptide of claim 6 as Ile. From this record, it appears that the search was performed
on the basis of an incorrect sequence.
Upon return of the application, the examiner should determine whether the
polypeptide of claim 6 has been properly searched on the available computerized
databases. If not, the examiner should see to it that a correct search is performed.
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