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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 49
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte GARY R. GROTENDORST, and
NAOKO IIDA
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Appeal No. 2002-0427
Application No. 08/179,656
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ON BRIEF
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Before MILLS, GRIMES, and GREEN, Administrative Patent Judges.
GREEN, 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, 3, 5, and 23-26. Claim 6 is also pending and the
examiner has indicated that it is allowable. See Paper No. 33, mailed July 13,
1999. Claim 1 is representative of the claims on appeal and reads as follows:
1. A purified protein consisting of Leukocyte Derived Growth Factor 2
(LDGF2) having immunoreactivity and an amino acid sequence
which differs from the sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 17 by an
amino acid(s) substitution, deletion, or insertion which does not
affect the reactivity of the protein.
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