Appeal No. 1996-3028
Application No. 08/270,429
The examiner should also consider whether the absence of
any sterilizing step in the claimed process (except claim 23),
in light of the broadest reasonable interpretation of the
claimed term “for consumption” (see claim 1), raises any
issues regarding lack of enablement and/or indefiniteness
under the requirements of 35 U.S.C. § 112. See the
specification, page 3, ll. 7-16 and
24; page 6, ll. 12-15; page 14, ll. 23-27; page 17, l. 16-page
18, l. 12; and the Mans article attached to the Brief as
Appendix C.
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