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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 15
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte KNUT KESSEL, GUNSTER SCHERR,
MICHAEL KLUGE, NORBERT BIEDERMANN,
THOMAS GREINDL, THOMAS BOGENSTRATTER,
and WOLFGANG HAHNLEIN
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Appeal No. 2002-0439
Application No. 09/391,384
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ON BRIEF
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Before WINTERS, SCHEINER, and MILLS, Administrative Patent Judges.
MILLS, 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 1-7, which are all of the claims pending in this application.
Claim 1 is illustrative of the claims on appeal and reads as follows:
1. In a process for the preparation of creatine or creatine monohydrate by
reaction of sodium or potassium sarcosinate with cyanamide at a temperature of from
20 to 150°C and a pH from 7.0 to 14.0, the improvement which comprises carrying out
the pH adjustment with carbonic acid.
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