The opinion in support of the decision being entered today
was not written for publication and is not binding
precedent of the Board.
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte ROBERT PATRICK HOF,
PETRUS JOHANNES HERMSEN and RONUS DE BODE
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Appeal No. 2004-0971
Application No. 09/887,933
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ON BRIEF
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Before WALTZ, KRATZ, and PAWLIKOWSKI, Administrative Patent
Judges.
PAWLIKOWSKI, 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 12 through
22.
Claim 12 is representative of the subject matter on
appeal, and is set forth below:
12. A process for racemising an enantiomer-enriched
Schiff base of a primary amide of an amino acid which
process comprises contacting said enantiomer-enriched
Schiff base of a primary amide of an amino acid with a
strong base in an organic solvent,
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