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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 45
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte W. CLARK STILL,
GE LI, and HELMA WENNEMERS
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Appeal No. 2003-0998
Application No. 08/676,143
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HEARD November 20, 2003
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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 claims 25-33, 35, 36, 39, 42, 43, and 73-75. Claims 68-71 are
also pending and have been indicated to be allowable if rewritten in independent
form. See Paper No. 36, mailed Nov. 7, 2001, page 9. Claim 25 is
representative of the claims on appeal and reads as follows:
25. A library comprising a plurality of distinct synthetic receptors,
wherein each synthetic receptor comprises a template covalently
linked to two or more oligomers, said template chosen from the
group consisting of (a) monocyclic aliphatic hydrocarbons
substituted with two or more groups to which oligomers are
attached, (b) polycyclic aliphatic hydrocarbons substituted with two
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