Appeal No. 1996-2419
Application No. 08/282,129
23. A method for inhibiting tumor growth in a mammalian
host which comprises administering to said mammal a tumor-
growth inhibiting amount of a compound of claim 1.
The references relied on by the examiner are:
Holton 5,229,526 Jul. 20, 1993
Theodora W. Greene et al. (Greene), Protective Groups in
Organic Synthesis 10-12 (2d ed. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 1991)
The appealed claims stand rejected as follows: (1)
claims 1 through 4, 6, 8, 10, 11 and 20 through 22 under
35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as anticipated by Holton; and (2) claims 1
through 4, 6, 8, 10, 11, and 20 through 23 under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103 as unpatentable over the combined disclosures of Holton
and Greene.
On consideration of the record, including applicants'
specification, the Appeal Brief, the Examiner's Answer, and
the above-cited references, we reverse the examiner's prior
art rejections.
35 U.S.C. § 102(b)
The question here is whether Holton describes applicants'
compounds, having formula (I) recited in claim 1, within the
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