Appeal No. 2003-1783
Application No. 09/560,472
Brief, page 11. We do not find that the examiner has adequately addressed or
responded to appellants’ argument and characterization of the disclosure of Hubbell,
page 18.
While Hubbell describes polycationic/polyanion layered structures of polyethylene
imine/polyacrylic acid and of polylysine/alginate at pages 28-29, Hubbell does not
appear to specifically describe compositions such as these which contain non-
interactive polymer side chains, or functional groups as set forth in claims 5 and 15,
respectively, as required by 35 U.S.C. § 102.
In view of the above, the rejection of the claims over Hubbell is reversed.
CONCLUSION
We reverse the rejection under 35 U.S.C. § 112, second paragraph, and reverse
the rejection under 35 U.S.C. § 102(a) over Hubbell. We affirm the rejection of claims 5,
6, 8, 12, 61, 64 and 65 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) over Humphries. We reverse the
rejections of claims 13 and 14; claims 9, 10, 15, 16 and 18, and claims 20-23 and 66
over Humphries.
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