THIS OPINION WAS NOT WRITTEN FOR PUBLICATION The opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board. Paper No. 16 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte GUNTHER RIESS, GERHARD SEIBERT and UDO HEDTMANN __________ Appeal No. 1997-2742 Application 08/348,815 __________ ON BRIEF __________ Before WINTERS, WILLIAM F. SMITH and LORIN, Administrative Patent Judges. WINTERS, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This appeal was taken from the examiner’s decision rejecting claims 7 through 12, which are all of the claims remaining in the application. Claims 7 and 9, which are illustrative of the subject matter on appeal, read as follows: 7. A treatment method for controlling H. pylori infection which comprises administering to a patient in need of such treatment an effective amount of moenomycin or a derivative thereof. 9. A pharmaceutical composition which comprises effective amounts of moenomycinPage: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007