Appeal No. 1997-3330
Application No. 08/271,870
The prior art references relied upon by the examiner in rejecting the
appealed claims are:
Nelson et al. (Nelson) 4,753,935 Jun. 28, 1988
Erlanger, “The Preparation of Antigenic Hapten - Carrier Conjugates: A Survey,” Methods
in Enzymology, Vol. 70, pp. 84-104 (1980).
(Rose), “Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay,” Manual of Clinical Laboratory
Immunology, Third Edition, Rose et al., Ed., American Society for Microbiology,
Washington, D.C., Chapter 17, pp. 99-109 (1986).
Brinkley, “A Brief Survey of methods for Preparing Protein Conjugates with Dyes, Haptens,
and Cross-Linking Reagents,” Bioconjugate Chemistry, Vol. 3, No. 1, pp. 2-13 (1992).
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
Answer (Paper No. 13, March 17, 1997) for the examiner's complete reasoning in support
of the rejection, and to the appellants’ Brief (Paper No. 12, filed January 2, 1997) for the
appellants’ arguments thereagainst. As a consequence of our review, we make the
determinations which follow.
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