Appeal No. 1996-3326 Application No. 08/063,067 Ayling et al. (Ayling) 84/04040 Oct. 25, 1984 (Published International Application) Rees et al. (Rees), Chemical Abstracts, 110:112347q (1989) Kwon et al. (Kwon), “Reduced Biopterin as a Cofactor in the2 Generation of Nitrogen Oxides by Murine Macrophages,” J. Biol. Chem., Vol. 264, No. 34, pp. 20496-20501 (Dec. 5, 1989). Salvemini et al. (Salvemini), Chemical Abstracts, 115:204139e3 (1991). Claims 1 through 12 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as unpatentable over Rees, Salvemini and Kwon in view of Ayling, Spada, Nichol and Austel (Answer, page 4). We 4 reverse this rejection for reasons which follow. 2The examiner, on page 2 of the Answer, lists the abstract of this article as part of the prior art of record relied upon in the rejection (“111CA:230525q”) but subsequently employs the full article as a basis for the § 103 rejection (see the Supplemental Answer dated Mar. 1, 1995, Paper No. 35). 3This reference is listed as prior art on page 2 of the Answer under the name “Salverini” while recited as “Salvemin” in the rejections on pages 3 and 4 of the Answer. For purposes of this decision, we refer to and cite this reference under the name recited in Chemical Abstracts, i.e., Salvemini. 4The final rejections of claims 1-12 under the first paragraph of 35 U.S.C. § 112 and claims 1-12 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as anticipated by Rees or Salvemini or Kwon or Spada or Nichol or Austel have been withdrawn by the examiner on page 1 of the Supplemental Answer dated Mar. 1, 1995, Paper No. 35 (see also the Answer, pages 1-2). 3Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007