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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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.23
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte RENATA GRIFANTINI,
GIANNI FRASCOTTI,
GIULIANO GALLI, and
GUIDO GRANDI
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Appeal No. 2001-2506
Application No. 08/415,658
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HEARD: June 13, 2002
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Before WINTERS, ADAMS, and GREEN, Administrative Patent Judges.
GREEN, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner’s
final rejection of claims 1-15. Claims 1, 13 and 14 are representative of the
subject matter on appeal, and read as follows:
1. A process for the production of D-I-amino acids by the
stereospecific conversion of racemic mixtures of 5-substituted
hydantoins wherein the conversion reaction is carried out in the
presence of a microorganism transformed with the plasmid
pSM651 CBS 203.94 capable of expressing at high levels and
without inducers an enzymatic system capable of converting
said hydantoins into the corresponding D-I-amino acids.
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