Appeal No. 94-2062
Application 07/870,841
claims 19-27, which are all of the claims remaining in the
application.
THE INVENTION
Appellants claim a method for the selective amidination
of a diamino compound having a particular generic formula to
an
"-amino-T-guanidino compound by reacting the diamino compound
with a formamidinesulfonic acid of a specified generic
formula. Claim 19 is illustrative and is appended to this
decision.
THE REFERENCES
Patchett et al. (Patchett) 0 012 401 Jun. 25, 1980
(European patent application)
Alhede et al. (Alhede) 1 587 258 Apr. 1, 1981
(British patent)
THE REJECTION
Claims 19-27 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
being unpatentable over Alhede alone or in combination with
Patchett.
OPINION
We have carefully considered all of the arguments
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