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publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 RICHARD A. BERG,
PAUL D. TOMAN and DONALD G. WALLACE
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Appeal No. 1999-2231
Application No. 08/278,774
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ON BRIEF
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Before ADAMS, MILLS and GRIMES, 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 1-3, 6-9, 14-16 and 18, which are all the
claims pending in the application.
Claims 1 and 6 are illustrative of the subject matter on appeal and is
reproduced below:
1. A recombinant procollagen polypeptide chain comprising a natural
collagen polypeptide chain, a first natural procollagen C-terminal
propeptide and a first non-natural site-specific proteolytic agent
recognition site, wherein said first non-natural site-specific proteolytic
agent recognition site is located between said collagen chain and said
first propeptide.
6. A recombinant procollagen chain according to claim 1, further
comprising a second propeptide and a second non-natural site-
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