Appeal No. 1997-0472
Application No. 08/259,152
regardless of whether the reference teaches that such method
increases the solubility of t-PA. For the proposition that
the introductory claim language "[a] method for increasing the
solubility of t-PA" does not serve to patentably distinguish
the claimed method from the prior art method of formulating an
aqueous solution, the examiner is invited to review the
analysis articulated in In re Tomlinson, 363 F.2d 928, 934,
150 USPQ 623, 628 (CCPA 1966).
In conclusion, based on the foregoing, the examiner's
decision rejecting the appealed claims is affirmed.
No time period for taking any subsequent action in
connection with this appeal may be extended under 37 CFR
§ 1.136(a).
AFFIRMED
EDWARD C. KIMLIN )
Administrative Patent Judge )
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