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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 21
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte TODD HOLMES,
SHUGUANG ZHANG,
ALEXANDER RICH,
C. MICHAEL DIPERSIO, and
CURTIS LOCKSHIN
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Appeal No. 2001-0636
Application No. 08/824,513
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ON BRIEF
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Before WILLIAM F. SMITH, ADAMS, and MILLS, Administrative Patent Judges.
WILLIAM F. SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the final rejection of
claims 38 through 53, all the claims in the case. Claim 38 is representative of the
subject matter on appeal and reads below:
38. A method for in vitro cell culture comprising:
a) adding a macroscopic membrane which is formed by self-assembly of
amphiphilic peptides in an aqueous solution containing monovalent metal
cations, wherein the peptides have alternating hydrophobic and hydrophilic
amino acids and are complementary and structurally compatible, to a cell culture
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