Appeal No. 2001-0544 Page 14
Application No. 08/195,048
Just as in Gentry Gallery, Appellant’s original disclosure serves to limit the
permissible breadth of the later-drafted claims. Claims may be no broader than
the supporting disclosure, and therefore the narrow disclosure of the instant
specification limits the allowable claim breadth. Instant claim 25, which
encompasses assays other than the disclosed enzyme immunoassay, is not
supported by an adequate written description in the originally filed specification.
The rejection of claim 25 for inadequate written description is affirmed.
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