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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 39
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte EDWARD R. LAVALLIE
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Appeal No. 2002-1479
Application No. 08/794,042
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ON BRIEF
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Before WINTERS, MILLS, and GRIMES, Administrative Patent Judges.
GRIMES, 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 claim 42, the only claim remaining. Claim 42 reads as follows:
42. A recombinant, biologically active, enterokinase light chain, free of
enterokinase heavy chain, comprising amino acids 564 to 798 of SEQ ID NO:2.
The examiner relies on the following reference:
Light et al. (Light), “The Preparation and Properties of the Catalytic Subunit of
Bovine Enterokinase,” Journal of Biological Chemistry, Vol. 259, pp. 13195-
13198 (1984)
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