Ex parte TAGUCHI et al. - Page 1




                       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                                for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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.  20                  


                                UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                        
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                                      BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                         
                                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                                              
                                                                                                                                
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                                                            Ex parte                                                             
               YOICHI TAGUCHI, AKIHIRO OISHI,                                                                                    
               ISAO SHIBUYA, and TOHRU TSUCHIYA                                                                                  
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                                                  Appeal No. 1999-1729                                                           
                                                Application No. 08/527,217                                                       

                                             Heard : November 29, 2001                                                           
                                                                                                                                 

               Before GARRIS, LIEBERMAN and TIMM, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                  

               LIEBERMAN, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                           


                                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                                              

                      This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the decision of the examiner                                  

               refusing to allow claims 1 through 3 which are all the claims pending in this application.                        

                                                     THE INVENTION                                                               

               The invention is directed to a method for the preparation of a class of beta-lactam                               

               compounds of a specific formula.  Additional limitations are described in the following                           

               illustrative claims.                                                                                              






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