Appeal No. 95-4824
Application 07/966,163
THE INVENTION
Appellants claim a bismuth-containing complex which,
appellants state, is useful for treating conditions of the
alimentary canal (specification, page 1, lines 6-9). A method
for making the complex also is claimed. Claims 1 and 41 are
illustrative and read as follows:
1. A water soluble complex of bismuth with a polyacrylate.
41. A process for the preparation of a water-soluble
complex of bismuth and a polyacrylate comprising reacting a
bismuth-containing compound with a polyacrylate in a liquid
phase.
THE REFERENCES
Coveney et al. (Coveney) 4,940,695 Jul. 10, 1990
Borody 5,196,205 Mar. 23, 1993
(PCT filing date Sept. 29, 1988)
Lloyd-Jones et al. (Lloyd-Jones) 2,220,855 Jan. 24, 1990
(United Kingdom patent application)
THE REJECTIONS
Claims 1-3, 29-39 and 41 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103 as being unpatentable over Coveney in view of Lloyd-Jones.
Claims 42-44 and 46-48 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
being unpatentable over Borody in view of Lloyd-Jones.
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