The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 23 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte BRIAN MATHUR and C. ALEXANDER TURNER, JR. __________ Appeal No. 2003-2017 Application No. 09/802,116 __________ ON BRIEF __________ Before WINTERS, WILLIAM F. SMITH, 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 1 and 3, all of the claims remaining. Claims 1 and 3 read as follows: 1. An isolated nucleic acid molecule comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:1. 3. An isolated nucleic acid molecule comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO:2.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007