Appeal No. 2005-0902 Page 2
Application No. 09/529,053
The examiner relies on the following references:
Weithmann et al. (Weithmann) 5,556,870 Sep. 17, 1996
Coghlan et al. (Coghlan) WO 94/24095 Oct. 27, 1994
McChesney et al. (McChesney), “An Evaluation of Leflunomide in the Canine Renal
Transplantation Model,” Transplantation, Vol. 57, No. 12, pages 1717-1722 (1994).
Flamand et al. (Flamand), “Human Herpesvirus 6 Induces Interleukin-1ß and Tumor
Necrosis Factor Alpha, but Not Interleukin-6, in Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cell
Cultures,” Journal of Virology, Vol. 65, No. 9, pages 5105-5110 (1991).
Hammer, ”Advances in Antiretroviral Therapy and Viral Load Monitoring,” AIDS, Vol. 10
(suppl. 3), pages S1-S11 (1996).
Claims 16-21, 24, and 25 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as obvious in
view of Coghlan and McChesney.
Claims 22 and 23 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as obvious in view of
Coghlan, McChesney, and Hammer.
Claims 16, 17, 20, 21, 24, and 25 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
obvious in view of Weithmann.
Claims 22 and 23 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as obvious in view of
Weithmann and Hammer.
Claim 19 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as obvious in view of
Weithmann and Flamand.
We affirm the rejection based on Coghlan and McChesney and the rejection
based on Weithmann and Hammer. We do not reach the remaining rejections.
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