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                           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                                  for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 JEAN-YVES MARCEL PAUL BONNEFOY                                               
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                                               Appeal No. 2000-1783                                                   
                                             Application No. 08/817,719                                               
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                                                     ON BRIEF                                                         
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             Before SCHEINER, ADAMS and GRIMES, Administrative Patent Judges.                                         
             SCHEINER, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                   
                                              DECISION ON APPEAL                                                      
                    This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. ' 134 from the final rejection of claims 14-26,                 
             the only claims remaining in the application.                                                            
                    Claims 14, 15, 18, 19 and 21 are representative of the subject matter on appeal                   
             and read as follows:                                                                                     
                    14.  A method of treating an autoimmune disorder comprising administering to a                    
             patient in need of such treatment an amount of an agent that binds CD23, and thereby                     
             blocks the interaction of CD23 with a ligand to which CD23 binds in vivo, sufficient to                  
             effect such treatment.                                                                                   
                    15.  The method according to claim 14 wherein said agent is an antibody.                          
                    18.  The method according to claim 14 wherein said ligand is CD21, CD11b                          
             or CD11c.                                                                                                
                    19.  The method according to claim 14 wherein said autoimmune disorder is                         
             rheumatoid arthritis.                                                                                    
                    21.  The method according to claim 14 wherein said autoimmune disorder is                         
             arthritis, lupus erythematosus, systemic lupus erythematosus, Mashimotos thyroiditis,                    



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