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publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 35
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte INDER M. VERMA and KEITH R. CAULEY
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Appeal No. 1999-1221
Application No. 08/342,242
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ON BRIEF
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Before SCHEINER, MILLS, 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 -4, 7-10, 12-15, and 17, all of the claims remaining in the
application. Claim 1 is representative and reads as follows:
1. A method for identifying compounds which modulate signal
transduction in cells, said method comprising:
exposing cells to a compound, wherein said cells contain nucleic acids
encoding at least one endogenous early response gene and express said gene
in the absence of said compound, and wherein the ability of said compound to
modulate signal transduction in said cells is unknown; and thereafter
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