Appeal No. 2002-1093 Page 3
Application No. 09/288,691
11). By the same token, claim 2 recites a multi-step process for preparing FF-MAS,
including all of the steps illustrated in diagram 2 (specification, page 14). The claims on
appeal also recite a process for preparing FF-MAS. Unlike claims 1 and 2, however,
the claims on appeal do not positively recite a series of steps. For example, claim 16 is
a "comprising" type claim which positively recites a single step, viz., "isomerizing a
compound of formula 6."
Claim 16, which is illustrative of the subject matter on appeal, reads as follows:
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