The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 SHERVIN K. PISHEVAR __________ Appeal No. 2000-1919 Application No. 08/831,993 __________ ON BRIEF __________ Before ROBINSON, MILLS, and GRIMES, Administrative Patent Judges. GRIMES, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner’s final rejection of claims 1, 2, 4-12, and 14-20, all of the claims remaining. Claim 1 is representative and reads as follows: 1. A method for inhibiting the development of a parasite in a erythrocyte, said method comprising the step of contacting the erythrocyte, infected with an intracellular parasite, with a magainin, PGLa or XPF peptide under conditions whereby the development of said parasite in said erythrocyte is inhibited.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007