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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 19
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte DAVID R. ANDREWS,
WILLIAM LEONG, and
ANANTHA SUDHAKAR
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Appeal No. 2002-0941
Application No. 09/166,445
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ON BRIEF
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Before WINTERS, SCHEINER, and GRIMES, Administrative Patent Judges.
WINTERS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This appeal was taken from the examiner's decision rejecting claims 1 through 5,
which are all the claims pending in the application.
The Invention
Applicants have discovered that the compound having formula I can exist in the
form of three crystalline polymorphs, each distinctly different from each other and from
the amorphous form in physico-chemical data, physical properties, and methods of
preparation. These crystalline polymorphs are referred to as Form I, Form II, and Form
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