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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 KIM VILBOUR ANDERSON, MARTIN SCHULEIN,
LARS CHRISTIANSEN, BO DAMGAARD, and
CLAUS VON DER OSTEN
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Appeal No. 2005-0908
Application No. 09/261,329
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ON BRIEF
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Before WILLIAM F. SMITH, ADAMS, 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 204-206. Claim 204 is representative of the subject
matter on appeal, and reads as follows:
204. A modified cellulase, comprising a substitution of the amino acid at
position 119 with H in the amino acid of SEQ ID NO: 5, wherein each
position is numbered according to the amino acid sequence of the
cellulase of SEQ ID NO: 1 and the modified cellulase has endoglucanase
activity.
The examiner relies upon no prior art.
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