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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 27
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte MARSARU NAKATANI,
SHIGEO FURUYOSHI, and
SATOSHI TAKATA
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Appeal No. 2001-1264
Application No. 08/819,630
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HEARD: April 23, 2002
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Before WILLIAM F. SMITH, ADAMS, and GREEN, Administrative Patent Judges.
WILLIAM F. SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the final rejection of claims 7
through 10 and 13, all the claims pending in the application.
Claim 7 is representative of the subject matter on appeal and reads as follows:
7. A method for removing a chemokine except interleukin-8, which comprises
bringing an adsorbent which comprises a solid material having an anionic functional
group into contact with body fluid containing the chemokine.
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