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publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 17
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte JOSEPH R. LAKOWICZ
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Appeal No. 1999-2814
Application 08/990,539
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ON BRIEF
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Before WILLIAM F. SMITH, 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, 2, 10, 14, 16, 21, and 23-33, all of the claims
remaining. Claims 1 and 27 are representative and read as follows:
1. A method for determining a base sequence of a nucleotide strand
comprising the steps of:
(a) providing a first probe, comprising a fluorescent metal-ligand
complex coupled to a first oligonucleotide having a sequence
complementary to a first fragment of said strand;
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