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today was not written for publication and is not binding
precedent of the Board.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 NICOLAS VOUTE,
EGISTO BOSCHETTI and PIERRE GIROT
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Appeal No. 2005-0209
Application 09/274,014
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HEARD: May 18, 2005
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Before GARRIS, WARREN and JEFFREY T. SMITH, Administrative Patent Judges.
WARREN, Administrative Patent Judge.
Decision on Appeal
This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the decision of the examiner finally
rejecting claims 1 through 22 and 59 through 63. Claims 23 through 58 and 66 through 66 are
also of record and have been withdrawn from consideration by the examiner under 37 CFR
§ 1.142(b).
Claims 1, 2, 7 and 11 illustrate appellants’ invention of a dense mineral oxide solid
support for purification of biological macromolecules (specification, e.g., page 1), and are
representative of the claims on appeal:
1. Dense mineral oxide solid supports comprising:
(a) a mineral oxide matrix having an external surface and pores, wherein the pores have
a pore volume which is less than 30% of the total volume of the mineral oxide matrix, and
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