Appeal No. 94-2156
Application 07/888,366
1. Introduction
This is an appeal from an examiner’s rejections of Claims
3 and 4, all claims pending in this application. Claims 3 and
4 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 over the combined
teachings of Walujono et al. (Walujono), “Amino Acid Sequence
of Hevein,” Proceedings of the International Rubber
Conference, Vol. 2, Rubber Research Institute Malaysia, KuaLa
Lumpur, pp. 518-531 (1975), Broekaert, “Chitinases and Chitin-
Binding Lectins in Plants: A Biochemical and Physiological
Study of Their Role in the Natural Protection of Plants
Against Fungi,” Dissertationes de Agricultura,
Doctoraatsproefschrift Nr. 167 aan de Faculteit der
Landbouwwetenschappen van de K. U. Leuven, pp. II-IV (Abs.)
and 73-84 (Ch. 7)(September 1988), and Weissman et al.
(Weissman), U.S. 4,394,443, patented July 19, 1983. Claim 32
2 As evidence in support of this rejection, the
examiner cites the following references (Examiner’s Answer
(Ans.), pp. 3-4):
Alberts, B., et al., Molecular Biology of the Cell, Garland
Publishing, Inc., N.Y., pp. 185-196 (1983);
Safford et al., “Plastid-Localised Seed Acyl-Carrier Protein
of Brassica napus is Encoded by a Distinct, Nuclear Multigene
Family,” Eur. J. Biochem., Vol. 174, pp. 287-295 (1988);
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