Appeal No. 1997-2639
Application No. 08/237,129
Claims 14, 21 and 23 are illustrative of the claims on appeal and read as follow:
14. A method for treating a wound comprising treating said wound with a
composition comprising a cell growth factor, wherein the cell growth factor consists
essentially of a peptide, wherein the first 15 amino acids from the N-terminus of said
peptide are identified in SEQ ID No: 1.
21. A composition of matter comprising a desalted carrier fluid containing a cell
growth factor, wherein the cell growth factor consists essentially of a peptide, wherein the
first 15 amino acids from the N-terminus of said peptide are identified in SEQ ID No: 1.
23. An ointment comprising a cell growth factor, wherein the cell growth factor
consists essentially of a peptide, wherein the first 15 amino acids from the N-terminus of
said peptide are identified in SEQ ID No: 1.
The prior art references relied upon by the examiner are:
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68, pp. 457-469 (1976)
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Presynaptic Neurotoxin from the Australian Snake Taipan (Oxyuranus s. scutellatus), Eur.
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Lawman et al. (Lawman), “Nerve Growth Factor Accelerates the Early Cellular Events
Associated with Wound Healing,” Experimental and Molecular Pathology, Vol. 43, pp. 274-
281 (1985)
Siigur et al. (Siigur), “Isolation and Characterization of Nerve Growth Factor from Vipera
Berus Berus (Common Viper) Venom,” Comp. Biochem. Physiol., Vol. 83B, No. 3, pp.
621-625 (1986)
Robert K. Scopes (Scopes), Protein Purification Principles and Practice 3rd Ed., 154-158
(Charles Cantor, ed., Springer-Verlag) (1993)
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