Appeal No. 1999-1231 Page 8
Application No. 08/709,554
USPQ 138, 140 (CCPA 1970).
In addition, in claim 9, the examiner finds the phrases Aprior to@ and Aafter@
administration of the vector to be indefinite because Athe phrases are not defined in the
specification.@ Nevertheless, we hold that the claim is not indefinite when read in light
of the claim it depends from, and the specification.
The rejection of claim 1 through 17 as indefinite under the second paragraph of
35 U.S.C. ' 112 is reversed as well.
REVERSED
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