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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 21
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte THORSTEN BLUME,
PETER ESPERLING, and
JOACHIM KUHNKE
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Appeal No. 2002-1093
Application No. 09/288,691
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ON BRIEF
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Before WINTERS, WILLIAM F. SMITH, and SCHEINER, Administrative Patent Judges.
WINTERS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This appeal was taken from the examiner's decision rejecting claims 16 through
18. Claims 1, 2, and 6, which are the only other claims remaining in the application,
stand allowed.
The Invention
The invention relates to a process for preparing 4,4-dimethyl-5"-cholesta-
8,14,24-trien-3$-ol (FF-MAS). As stated in the specification, page 1, second
paragraph, previous studies have shown that FF-MAS, isolated from human follicular
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