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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 25
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte HOWARD BERNSTEIN, DONALD CHICKERING,
SARWAT KHATTAK, and JULIE STRAUB
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Appeal No. 2004-2221
Application No. 09/731,412
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ON BRIEF
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Before ELLIS, GRIMES, and GREEN, Administrative Patent Judges.
GREEN, 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 20-24 and 27-32.1 Claim 20 is representative of the
subject matter on appeal, and reads as follows:
20. A method for administering a therapeutic or prophylactic agent comprising
administering to a patient a matrix for delivery of a therapeutic or prophylactic
agent,
wherein the matrix is formed of a biocompatible polymer having
incorporated therein an [sic, a] therapeutic or prophylactic agent and an effective
amount of a hydrophobic or amphiphilic compound to modify the diffusion of
1 Claims 20-34 are pending, claims 25, 26, 33 and 34 stand objected to as dependent on a
rejected claim.
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