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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 16
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte STEPHEN A. RALLS and
LLOYD G. SIMONSON
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Appeal No. 2001-1409
Application No. 09/044,214
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ON BRIEF
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Before WINTERS, SCHEINER, 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 1-14, all of the claims in the application. Claims 1 and 8
are representative and read as follows:
1. An immunodiagnostic assay kit for detecting semi-quantitatively in
about five (5) minutes or quantitatively in about six (6) to eight (8) hours
antibodies in saliva specific to a disease comprising:
Antigens specific to a disease to be identified immobilized on a solid flow-
through substrate by spotting or nonspecific contact:
A blocking agent for application over the antigen on said solid substrate
capable of reducing nonspecific binding;
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