Appeal No. 2001-0598 Page 7
Application No. 08/451,090
26. The compound of claim 1, wherein said formula (A) is:
.
The references relied upon by the examiner are:
Raddatz et al. (‘795) EP 0 265 795 April 27, 1988
Roberts et al. (Roberts) “Rational Design of Peptide-Based HIV Proteinase
Inhibitors,” Science, Vol. 248, pp. 358-361 (1990)
Martin et al. (Martin), “Ro 31-8959/003,” Drugs of the Future, Vol. 16(3), pp. 210-
212 (1991)
GROUND OF REJECTION
Claims 1-6, 8-10, 12, 13, 24, 26 and 28 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103 as being unpatentable over ‘795 in view of Roberts and/or Martin.
We reverse.
BACKGROUND
The compounds of the claimed invention are “characterized as sulfonamide-
containing hydroxyethylamine inhibitor compounds” represented by the formula set
forth in the claims illustrated above. See Specification, page 3. According to the
specification (id.) the claimed compounds are retroviral protease inhibitors.
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