Ex parte CAI et al. - Page 2




            Appeal No. 1997-1390                                                                              
            Application 08/443,616                                                                            


                                         REPRESENTATIVE CLAIM                                                 
                   Claim 16, which is illustrative of the subject matter on appeal, reads as follows:         
                   16.  A compound represented by the formula:                                                














            wherein R' is selected from: -CH , -CO CH  and -OCH  and Ph represents phenyl.3     2   3          3                                             


                                             THE REFERENCE                                                    
                   The prior art reference relied on by the examiner is:                                      
            Cai et al. (Cai)                 5,399,771                       Mar. 21, 1995                    


                                                 THE ISSUE                                                    
                   The issue presented for review is whether the examiner erred in rejecting claims 16,       
            17, 20, and 21 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as unpatentable over Cai.                                    


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