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publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 25
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte JAN McDONAGH,
MYOUNG H. LEE AND MARCIN J. MANKOWSKI
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Appeal No. 1997-3600
Application No. 08/300,447
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ON BRIEF
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Before WINTERS, SCHEINER, and ADAMS, Administrative Patent Judges.
ADAMS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on the appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner’s
final rejection of claims 22-35, 41 and 42, which are all the claims pending in the
application.
Claims 22, 25 and 41 are illustrative of the subject matter on appeal and are
reproduced below:
41. A method for obtaining an initial activity of plasminogen activator
inhibitor-1, an initial activity of tissue plasminogen activator, or a half-life
of tissue plasminogen activity in a sample comprising the steps of:
(a) measuring activity of tissue plasminogen activator in the sample as
a function of time; and
(b) obtaining a value of (PAI) 0, (t-PA) 0 or ½ (t-PA) 0 from formula:
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