Appeal No. 2001-2401
Application 08/277,225
Woods et al. (Woods) 4,469,787 Sep. 4, 1984
Freytag et al. (Freytag), “Affinity-column-mediated immunoenzymometric assays:
Influence of affinity-column ligand and valency of antibody-enzyme conjugates,” Clin.
Chem., Vol. 30, No. 9, pp. 1494-1498 (1984)
Friguet et al. (Friguet), “Measurements of the true affinity constant in solution of
antigen-antibody complexes by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay,” Journal of
Immunological Methods, Vol. 77, pp. 305-319 (1985)
Pollema et al. (Pollema), “Sequential injection immunoassay utilizing immunomagnetic
beads,” Anal. Chem., Vol. 64, pp. 1356-1361 (1992)
Grounds of Rejection
Claims 1-10 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 112, second paragraph as being
indefinite.
Claims 1-5, 8-14, 16-21 and 23-25 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
obvious over Pollema in view of Friguet and Woods.
Claims 6-7, 22 and 25 stand rejected as obvious over Pollema in view of Friguet
and Woods, in further view of Freytag.
We reverse the rejection of claims 1-10 under 35 U.S.C. § 112, second
paragraph and the rejections under 35 U.S.C. § 103.
DISCUSSION
In reaching our decision in this appeal, we have given careful consideration to
the appellants’ specification and claims, to the applied prior art references, and to the
respective positions articulated by the appellants and the examiner.
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