Ex parte DUBOIS - Page 7




          Appeal No. 1997-0138                                                        
          Application No. 08/383,912                                                  


          appellants’ process for preparing the liposomal composition is              
          "known in the art and described in other patent literature."                
          As indicated supra, the reference on page 10 of the                         
          specification, as well as other references on pages 2 and 5,                
          have not been included in the statement of the rejection.                   
          Upon return of this                                                         
          application to the jurisdiction of the examiner, the examiner               
          should review these references and consider the patentability               
          of the claimed subject matter in light of this acknowledged                 
          prior art.  Note that French Patent 2,627,385 and European                  
          Patent Applications 342,100 are said to disclose cosmetic and               
          pharmaceutical compositions containing vesicles of liposome                 
          type.  Note also that European Patent Applications 494,819 and              
          0,580,459 are said to disclose the claimed active compound.                 
               No time period for taking any subsequent                               
          action in connection with this appeal may be extended under                 
          37 CFR § 1.136(a).                                                          
                                      REVERSED                                        



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