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“sequence length” has a well known meaning in the art and
refers to
average values that can be derived by statistical/mathematical
calculations. The APJ saw no reason to change his prior
interpretation (Paper No. 68, pp. 2-3, bridging para.).
The APJ again cited the prior art teaching in Randall,
James C. (Randall), “Carbon-13 Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
Quantitative Measurements of Average Sequence Lengths of Like
Stereochemical Additions in Polypropylene and Polystyrene,”
Journal of Polymer Science, Polymer Physics Edition, Vol. 14,
(1976)(Dolle Ex. No. 6 (DE 6)), specifically at page 2086,
that “[f]or a sequence length measurement, an average number
of repeating units is desired that describes the typical run
of like stereochemical configurations terminated by opposite
configurations at the opposite end” as support for the
interpretation that the term “sequence length” in Dolle’s
claims refers to an average number of repeating units (Paper
No. 68,
p. 3, second para.). On reconsideration of all the evidence,
the APJ found that the greater weight supported his
interpretation (Paper No. 68, p. 3, second para., last
sentence).
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