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publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 23
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte JOHN E. DICK, DOUGLAS E. WILLIAMS and TSVEE LAPIDOT
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Appeal No. 1995-2297
Application 07/797,493
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ON BRIEF
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Before WINTERS, WILLIAM F. SMITH, ADAMS, Administrative Patent Judges.
ADAMS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the final rejection of claims 1, 2, 4, 6-
9 and 11-14, all the claims pending in the application. Claims 4, 9 and 13 are
representative of the subject matter on appeal and reads as follows:
1. The chimeric mouse of claim 4, wherein said graft is capable of
differentiating into multiple lineages of mature human cells and wherein at least 30 % of the
hematopoietic cells in bone marrow are of human origin.
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