Appeal No. 1997-0791
Application No. 08/172,332
The prior art references of record relied upon by the examiner in rejecting the
appealed claim is:
Berger, “Guide to Molecular Cloning Techniques,” Method in Enzymology, Vol. 152, pp
393-99, 415-23, 432-49 and 663-04 (1987).
Gerard, et al. (Gerard), “The Human Neurokinin A (Substance K) Receptor,” The Journal of
Biological Chemistry, Vol. 265, No. 33, pp 20455-62 (1990).
Grandy et al. (Grandy), “Cloning of the cDNA and gene for a human D2 dopamine
receptor,” Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, Vol. 86, pp 9762-66 (1989).
Sommer et al. (Sommer), “Flip and Flop: A Cell-Specific Functional Switch in Glutamate-
Operated Channels of the CNS,” Science, Vol. 246, pp 1580-85 (1990).
Qun-Yong Zhou et al. (Zhou), “Cloning and expression of human and rat D dopamine
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receptors,” Nature, Vol. 347, pp 76-80 (1990).
Puckett, et al. (Puckett), “Molecular cloning and chromosomal localization of one of the
human glutamate receptor genes,” Proc. Natl. Acad.. Sci. USA, Vol. 88, pp 7557-61
(1991).
Heinemann, et al. (Heinemann) WO 91/06648 May 16, 1991
OPINION
In reaching our decision in this appeal, we have given careful consideration to the
appellants’ specification and claims, to the applied prior art references, and to the
respective positions articulated by the appellants and the examiner.
Rather than reiterate the conflicting viewpoints advanced by the examiner and the
appellants regarding the above-noted rejection, we make reference to the Examiner's
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