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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 38
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte CHRISTINE C. DYKSTRA, RONALD I. SWANSTROM,
and RICHARD R. TIDWELL
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Appeal No. 2001-1051
Application No. 08/185,079
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ON BRIEF
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Before ADAMS, 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 12-31. Claim 12 is representative of the subject matter
on appeal, and is drawn to “[a] method of combating a retroviral infection in a
subject having a retroviral infection, comprising administering to said subject an
effective retroviral infection combatting [sic] amount of a compound according to
Formula I . . . or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.” Exemplary
compounds of Formula I include 1,2-bis[5-amidino-2-benzimidazolyl]ethane; 1,2-
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