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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 28
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte KATHERINE W. KLINGER, GREGORY M. LANDES,
TIMOTHY C. BURN, TIMOTHY D. CONNORS, WILLIAM DACKOWSKI,
GREGORY GERMINO and FENG QIAN
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Appeal No. 2001-0407
Application No. 08/460,215
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ON BRIEF
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Before SCHEINER, MILLS, and GRIMES, Administrative Patent Judges.
GRIMES, 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 37-39 and 45-47. Claims 41-44, 48, and 49 are also
pending but were withdrawn from consideration following a restriction
requirement. See Paper No. 9, mailed December 13, 1996.
Claims 37, 39, and 45 are representative of the subject matter on appeal
and read as follows:
37. A method for treating cyst formation in a PKD1-associated epithelial
cell, the method comprising:
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