THIS OPINION WAS NOT WRITTEN FOR PUBLICATION The opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board. Paper No. 21 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _____________ Ex parte REINHARD DONGES, DIETHART REICHEL and BIRGIT KESSLER _____________ Appeal No. 1996-0823 Application No. 08/217,1891 ______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before WINTERS, OWENS and LORIN, Administrative Patent Judges. WINTERS, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This appeal was taken from the examiner's decision rejecting claims 1 through 4, 8 through 16 and 18, which are all of the claims remaining in the application. Claims 1 and 15 are representative: 1. A process for the preparation and work-up of N-hydroxyalkylchitosan Application for patent filed March 24, 1994.1 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007