Ex Parte NG et al - Page 9

                 Appeal No.  2003-1042                                                        Page 9                   
                 Application No.  09/019,764                                                                           

                                                   CONCLUSION                                                          
                        Because we agree with appellants that term “approximately” as used in                          
                 the claimed methods and vaccines should be construed to mean an amount of                             
                 variability of + 2.0%, the rejections under 35 U.S.C. § 112, second paragraph,                        
                 and 35 U.S.C. § 103(a), are reversed.                                                                 
                                                     REVERSED                                                          


                                      William F. Smith                  )                                             
                                      Administrative Patent Judge        )                                             
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                 LMG/jlb                                                                                               


















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