Ex Parte Mao et al - Page 1



               The opinion in support of the decision being entered                   
               today was not written for publication in a law journal                 
               and is not binding precedent of the Board.                             

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
                                                                                     
                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
                                                                                     
                        Ex parte HAI-QUAN MAO, KAM W. LEONG,                          
                           ZHONG ZHAO and JAMES P. ENGLISH                            
                                                                                     
                                Appeal No. 2005-1076                                  
                             Application No. 10/047,941                               
                                                                                     
                                      ON BRIEF                                        
                                                                                     
          Before KIMLIN, PAK and KRATZ, Administrative Patent Judges.                 
          KIMLIN, Administrative Patent Judge.                                        

                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims                   
          135-154.  A copy of illustrative claims 134 and 147 is appended             
          to this decision.                                                           
               The examiner has not cited prior art in the rejection of the           
          appealed claims.                                                            
               Appellants' claimed invention is directed to phosphorus-               
          containing polymers of the recited formulae that are                        
          biocompatible.                                                              

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