Appeal No. 1996-3550
Application 08/218,165
The references relied on by the examiner are:
FR Pat. App. (Pascal) 2 652 587 Apr. 5, 1991
Muller et al. (Muller) WO 93/24664 Dec. 9, 1993
Hatanaka, “Biosynthesis of Leaf Alcohol,” Bull. Inst. Chem. Res., Vol. 61, No. 2, pp.
180-192 (1983).
Sekiya et al. (Sekiya II), “Distribution of Lipoxygenase and Hydroperoxide Lyase in the
Leaves of Various Plant Species,” Phytochemistry, Vol. 22, No. 9, pp. 1867-1869 (1983).
Sekiya et al. (Sekiya I), “Seasonal Changes in Activities of Enzymes Responsible for the
Formation of C -aldehydes and C -alcohols in Tea Leaves, and the Effects of6 6
Environmental Temperatures on the Enzyme Activities,” Plant & Cell Physiol., Vol. 25, No.
2, pp. 269-280 (1984).
Gardner, “Flavors and Bitter Tastes from Oxidation of Lipids by Enzymes,” in Flavor
Chemistry of Fats and Oils, American Oil Chemists’ Society, (Min et al., Ed.), pp. 189-206
(1985).
Dictionary of Gardening, The New Royal Horticultural Society, pp. 144-145 (1992).
SIGMA Catalogue, p.74, 1992.
Olías et al (Olías), “Aroma of Virgin Olive Oil: Biogenesis of the ‘Green’ Odor Notes,” J.
Agric. Food Chem., Vol. 41, pp. 2368-2373 (1993).
The claims stand rejected as follows:
I. Claims 1 through 37 under 35 U.S.C. § 112, second paragraph.
II. Claims 1 through 5, 7 through 9, and 11 through 14 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as
anticipated by Pascal.
III. Claims 1, 3, 5, 7 though 9, and 11 through 13 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as
anticipated by Sekiya I.
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