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publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 36
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte NOUBAR B. AFEYAN and NEAL F. GORDON
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Appeal No. 1997-2373
Application 08/333,880
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ON BRIEF
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Before WINTERS, WILLIAM F. SMITH and GRIMES, Administrative Patent
Judges.
GRIMES, Administrati ve 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, 5, 19, 20, and 22-32. Claims 1 and 29 are
representative and read as follows:
1. An apparatus for the separation of proteins in a sample, said
apparatus comprising
sample solution input means,
a first liquid chromatography column,
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