Ex parte HOUGHTEN et al. - Page 1




                      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              publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 24                         

                              UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                      
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                                   BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                        
                                               AND INTERFERENCES                                                             
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                               Ex parte RICHARD A. HOUGHTEN, JULIO H. CUERVO                                                 
                                                 and FRED F. WEITL                                                           
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                                               Appeal No. 1996-3434                                                          
                                              Application No. 08/063,279                                                     
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                                                HEARD: June 8, 2000                                                          
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              Before WINTERS, WILLIAM F. SMITH, and ADAMS, Administrative Patent Judges,                                     
              ADAMS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                            

                                               DECISION ON APPEAL                                                            
                      This is a decision on the appeal under 35 U.S.C. ' 134 from the examiner=s final                       

              rejection of claims 1-17, which are all the claims pending in the application.                                 
                      Claim 1 is illustrative of the subject matter on appeal and is reproduced below:                       


                      1.     A library of linear substituted oligoalkyleneimine chains comprising a                          






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