Appeal No. 2003-0528 Page 2
Application No. 09/314,841
The references relied upon by the examiner are:
Schwinn et al. (Schwinn) 4,297,344 Oct. 27, 1981
Butler et al. (Butler) 5,358,853 Oct. 25, 1994
Prestrelski et al. (Prestrelski) 5,580,856 Dec. 3, 1996
Hawkins et al. (Hawkins) 5,625,036 Apr. 29, 1997
Hora et al. (Hora) 5,730,969 Mar. 24, 1998
Brown 5,314,695 May 24, 1994
Brucato, et al. (Brucato) WO 98/48283 Oct. 29, 1998
Mimms et al. (Mimms), “Phospholipid Vesicle Formation and Transmembrane
Protein Incorporation Using Octyl Glucoside,” Biochemistry, Vol. 20, pp. 833-840
(1981)
GROUNDS OF REJECTION
Claims 1, 2, 5, 7-11, 16-19, 21, 39, 43-45, 48-51, 53 and 54 stand
rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Brucato in view of
Butler and Schwinn.
Claims 22, 29, 31, 32, 34, 35, 37 and 38 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103 as being unpatentable over Brown in view of Brucato, Butler and Schwinn.
Claims 12, 13, 41 and 42 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over Brucato in view of Butler, Schwinn and Hawkins.
Claims 24 and 25 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over Brown in view of Brucato, Butler, Schwinn and Hawkins.
Claims 4, 20, 26, 33, 36 and 52 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
being unpatentable over Brucato in view of Butler, Schwinn and Prestrelski with
or without Brown.
Claims 14, 15, 27, 28, 46 and 47 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
being unpatentable over Brucato in view of Butler, Schwinn and Hora with or
without Brown.
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