The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for
publication in a law journal and is not binding precedent of the Board.
Paper No. 44
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte STEVEN C. QUAY
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Appeal No. 2000-0827
Application 08/466,104
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ON BRIEF
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Before MARTIN, SCHAFER, and TORCZON, Administrative Patent
Judges.
MARTIN, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner's
final rejection of claims 48-56, all of the pending claims, under
the written description requirement of 35 U.S.C. § 112, first
paragraph. We reverse.
A. The claims
The rejected independent claims read as follows:
48. Biocompatible ultrasound contrast media
comprising a solution in which microbubbles of a gas
are stabilized by human protein, the gas comprising
perfluoropropane.
51. Biocompatible ultrasound contrast media
comprising a solution in which microbubbles of a gas
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