Appeal No. 2003-1722 Page 2
Application No. 09/041,343
The examiner relies on the following references:
Lebl et al. (Lebl) 5,840,485 Nov. 24, 1998
Taddei-Peters et al. (Taddei-Peters) 5,786,156 July 28, 1998
Claims 112, 117, and 125 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 112, first
paragraph, as lacking an adequate written description in the specification and as
nonenabled.
Claims 112-125 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 112, second paragraph,
as indefinite.
Claims 112, 117, and 125 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(e) as
anticipated by either Taddei-Peters or Lebl.
We reverse all of the rejections.
Background
“Receptors are molecules which selectively interact with other molecules.”
Specification, page 1. The specification discloses “synthetic receptor(s) which
comprises [sic] a polyfunctional organic template covalently linked to two or more
oligomers which may independently be the same or different and may
independently be straight chain, cyclic or branched.” Page 3.
Discussion
Claim 112 is representative of the subject matter on appeal. Claim 112 is
directed to a synthetic receptor comprising an organic template to which at least
two oligomers are attached; the template is a monocyclic nitrogen heterocycle
substituted with at least two -O-, -NH-, or -C=O moieties, and the oligomers can
be oligoamide, oligourea, oligourethane, oligosulfonamide, or peptide oligomers.
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