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publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 53
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte HIROKUMI TERASAWA, AKIO EJIMA,
SATORU OHSUKI, and KOUICHI UOTO
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Appeal No. 1998-2587
Application No. 08/451,993
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HEARD: April 3, 2001
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Before WINTERS, SCHEINER, 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, 14-25, 28, 37, and 38, all of the claims remaining in the
application. Claim 1 is directed to a genus of hexacyclic compounds related to
camptothecin; the structure of the claimed genus is shown on page 2 of the
specification. Claims 14-23, 37, and 38 are directed to various subgenera of the
genus of claim 1, claims 24 and 25 are directed to specific compounds within the
genus of claim 1, and claim 28 is directed to a pharmaceutical composition
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