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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 31
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte GREGORY F. HOLLIS, and
GEORGE E. MARK
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Appeal No. 2003-1594
Application No. 08/970,266
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ON BRIEF
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Before SCHEINER, MILLS, and GREEN, Administrative Patent Judges.
GREEN, 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 10-25. Claims 10 and 11 are representative of the
subject matter on appeal, and read as follows:
10. A method for expression of a recombinant antibody gene in NS/O
cells, comprising:
(a) transferring a vector into said cells, said vector comprising said
recombinant antibody gene and murine immunoglobulin gamma 2A
locus-specific DNA sequences for homologous recombination
targeting, wherein said recombinant antibody gene comprises a
nucleic acid encoding for a recombinant antibody and a promoter
transcriptionally coupled to said nucleic acid providing for
expression in said NS/O cells;
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