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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 MICHAEL W. GRADY,
PETER J. DOYLE, and STEPHEN BLOOR
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Appeal No. 2001-1499
Application No. 08/957,654
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ON BRIEF
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Before WINTERS, ADAMS, and GRIMES, Administrative Patent Judges.
ADAMS, Administrative Patent Judge.
GRIMES, Administrative Patent Judge dissenting in part.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on the appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the
examiner’s final rejection of claims 1-3 and 5-9, which are all the claims pending
in the application.
Claims 1 and 7 are illustrative of the subject matter on appeal and are
reproduced below:
1. A method of treating a wound comprising applying to the wound,
externally, a therapeutically effective amount of alpha-1-antitrypsin,
and wherein the wound is selected from the group consisting of
venous ulcers, pressure sores, decubitus ulcers and diabetic ulcers.
7. A wound dressing composition for the treatment of wounds selected
from the group consisting of venous ulcers, pressure sores, decubitis
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