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publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 33
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte MAX L. BIRNSTIEL, MATTHEW COTTEN,
and ERNST WAGNER
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Appeal No. 1999-1405
Application 08/098,268
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HEARD:
September 11, 2001
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Before WINTERS, MILLS, and GRIMES, Administrative Patent Judges.
WINTERS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This appeal was taken from the examiner's decision rejecting claims 58
through 84 and 86 through 94, which are all of the claims pending in the application.
THE INVENTION
The invention relates to protein-polycation conjugates capable of forming soluble
complexes with nucleic acids. These conjugates contain, as their protein component,
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