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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 44
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte HEINZ GRIES,
WOLFGANG MÜTZEL,
CHRISTIAN ZURTH, and
HANNS-JOACHIM WEINMANN
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Appeal No. 2004-0358
Application No. 08/997,748
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ON BRIEF
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Before WINTERS, GRON, and SCHEINER, Administrative Patent Judges.
WINTERS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This appeal was taken from the examiner’s decision rejecting claims 94 through
96 and 100 through 118, which are all of the claims remaining in the application.
The Invention
Claims 94 and 95, which are illustrative of the subject matter on appeal, read as
follows:
94. A method for imaging the blood stream, comprising administering an NMR
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