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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 27
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte EDWARD N. HILL, THOMAS W. LEONARD,
FREDERICK D. SANCILIO,KATHERIN M. SCHLIPP,
DEAN SHIRAZI and ROBERT R. WHITTLE
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Appeal No. 2003-1019
Application No. 09/524,1321
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HEARD: November 18, 2003
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Before WILLIAM F. SMITH, SCHEINER and GREEN, Administrative Patent Judges.
SCHEINER, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the final rejection of
claims 1-5, 8-22 and 25-48, the only claims remaining in the application.
Claims 1, 11, 15 and 30 are representative:
1. A composition of matter comprising:
a mixture of estrogenic compounds, wherein said mixture comprises salts of
conjugated estrone, conjugated equilin, conjugated )8,9-dehydroestrone, conjugated
17"-estradiol, conjugated 17"-dihydroequilin, conjugated 17$-dihydroequilin,
conjugated 17$-estradiol, conjugated equilenin, conjugated 17"-dihydroequilenin, and
conjugated 17$-dihydroequilenin, and wherein said mixture comprises the same
essential estrogenic compounds present in naturally derived equine conjugated
estrogens;
wherein said composition of matter is present in a chemically pure form.
11. A composition of matter comprising:
a mixture of estrogenic compounds, wherein at least one of said estrogenic
1 Application for patent filed March 10, 2000.
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