Ex Parte Boesten et al - Page 1



                     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                              for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 WILHELMUS H.J. BOESTEN,                                                
                                          QUIRINUS BROXTERMAN, and                                                     
                                                  MARCUS PLAUM                                                         
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                                               Appeal No. 2003-0897                                                    
                                             Application No. 09/640,796                                                
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                                                     ON BRIEF                                                          
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              WINTERS, MILLS, 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                   
              and 20, which are all of the claims remaining in the application.                                        


                                                    The Invention                                                      
                     Applicants' invention relates to a multi-step process for preparing (S)-2-amino-T-                
              oxoalkanoic acid derivatives having formula (1)                                                          










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