Appeal No. 1997-2744 Application No. 08/243,520 guidance as to the expectation of success of such a use for IGF-1.” Absent a reasonable expectation of success, the examiner’s rejection cannot be sustained. Accordingly, we reverse the examiner’s rejection of claim 1-12 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as obvious over Isgaard in view of Mueller. REVERSED ) Sherman D. Winters ) Administrative Patent Judge ) ) ) ) BOARD OF PATENT Donald E. Adams ) Administrative Patent Judge ) APPEALS AND ) ) INTERFERENCES ) Demetra J. Mills ) Administrative Patent Judge ) Michael W. Glynn Novaris Corporation 564 Morris Avenue Summit, NJ 07901 7Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7Last modified: November 3, 2007