Appeal No. 1996-1513 Page 3
Application No. 08/241,555
Hwang, et al. (Hwang), “Isolation and Identification of
Mosquito Repellents In Artemisia vulgaris”, Journal of Chemical
Ecology, Vol. 11(9), pp. 1297-1306 (1985).
THE REJECTIONS
Claims 22 through 23 and 25 through 29 stand rejected
under 35 U.S.C. § 112, first paragraph, as failing to
adequately teach how to make and/or use the invention, i.e.,
failing to provide an enabling disclosure.2
OPINION
We have carefully considered all of the argument advance
by appellants and the examiner and agree with appellants that
the aforementioned rejection is not well founded. Accordingly,
we will not sustain the rejection.
The examiner has rejected the claimed subject matter
under the first paragraph of 35 U.S.C. § 112 for lack of
enablement. The examiner has found that Hwang teaches that
(-)-borneol, one of the enantiomorphs of racemic borneol is a
repellent for Aedes aegyptae. Hence appellants’ disclosure is
not enabled. See Hwang, pages 1304 - 1305. Based upon this
finding the examiner concludes that Hwang provides a reasonable
2See Answer, page 4.
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