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 ) CHUNG K. PAK ) 7Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007