Appeal No. 95-3640
Application 08/147,742
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John Ejnar Anderson, “Treatment of infections with acids and
salts”, Chemical Abstracts 114:199662t (1991).
Ulrich Kirschner and Thomas Pohl (Kirschner), “Citric acid-
based aqueous disinfectant for inactivation of hepatitis B
virus, bacterial spores and Legionella pneumonia”, Chemical
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THE REJECTIONS
Claims 1-6 stand rejected as follows: under 35 U.S.C.
§ 101 on the ground that the claimed invention lacks
patentable utility; under 35 U.S.C. § 112, first paragraph, on
the ground that the specification fails to provide an enabling
disclosure; under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over
Merck Index, Mazur, Andersen and Kirschner.
OPINION
We have carefully considered all of the arguments
advanced by appellants and the examiner and agree with
appellants that the aforementioned rejections are not well
founded. Accordingly, we do not sustain these rejections.
Rejection under 35 U.S.C. § 101
Before utility is determined, the claims must be
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