Appeal No. 95-4433 Application No. 07/994,040 aforementioned characteristics of crystalline azithromycin dihydrate are significantly and unexpectedly superior to those of crystalline azithromycin monohydrate. Under the circumstances recounted above, it is our determination that the evidence of record, on balance, weighs most heavily in favor of a nonobviousness conclusion. It follows that we cannot sustain the examiner’s § 103 rejection of claims 1 through 3 as being unpatentable over Bright in view of Desposato. 5Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007