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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 22
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte SHUGUANG ZHANG,
CURTIS LOCKSHIN,
ALEXANDER RICH, and
TODD HOLMES,
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Appeal No. 2001-0693
Application No. 08/898,300
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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 37 through 73, all the claims in the case. Claim 37 is representative of the
subject matter on appeal and reads below:
37. 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.
Claims 37 through 73 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 112, first paragraph
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