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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 49
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte CAROL T. SCHEMBRI
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Appeal No. 2003-1738
Application No. 08/739,396
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ON BRIEF
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Before WILLIAM F. SMITH, SCHEINER, and GRIMES, Administrative Patent
Judges.
GRIMES, 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 4, 5, 8-11, and 37-61, all of the claims remaining. Claim
37 is representative and reads as follows:
37. A process for constructing an chemical array comprising a plurality
of species of bioorganic molecules in a predetermined
arrangement, said process comprising the steps of:
1) for each species of said plurality of bioorganic molecules,
constructing a batch of separate tiles by:
(a) providing a unit of a substantially planar solid material
having an attachment surface;
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