Appeal No. 2003-2147
Application No. 09/392,243
42. The method of claim 36, the method further comprising mixing the peroxide-
containing compound and the mucosa tissue to form a mucosa product, the
concentration of the peroxide-containing compound remaining in the mucosa product
being undetectable when the concentration of the peroxide-containing compound in the
mucosa product is determined using KMnO4 titration.
The prior art references cited by the examiner are:
Van Gorp et al (Van Gorp) 5,607,840 Mar. 4, 1997
Balslev et al (Balslev) 4,438,100 Mar. 20, 1984
Oles 4,415,451 Mar. 20, 1979
Reference cited by the Merits Panel:
Hiles et al. (Hiles) 6,666,892 Dec. 23, 2003
(filed May 27, 1999)
Grounds of Rejection
Claim 42 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. §112, second paragraph for
indefiniteness.
Claims 21-27 and 36-54 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. §103(a), as obvious
over Van Gorp in view of Balslev and Oles.
We reverse these rejections.
DISCUSSION
35 U.S.C. §112, second paragraph
Claim 42 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. §112, second paragraph for
indefiniteness.
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