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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 PREETI LAL, JENNIFER L. HILLMAN,
OLGA BANDMAN, PURVI SHAH,
JANICE AU-YOUNG, HENRY YUE,
KARL J. GUEGLER, and NEIL C. CORLEY
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Appeal No. 2005-0102
Application No. 09/840,787
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ON BRIEF
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Before SCHEINER, MILLS, and GRIMES, Administrative Patent Judges.
GRIMES, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This appeal involves claims related to a polynucleotide encoding a specified
amino acid sequence. The examiner has rejected the claims for lack of patentable
utility. We have jurisdiction under 35 U.S.C. § 134. We affirm.
Background
The specification discloses forty-nine proteins, generically referred to as “human
regulatory molecules” or HRMs. The proteins were apparently identified as HRMs
based on the presence of one of several structural motifs. See the specification, pages
2-4. Of particular interest in this appeal is the protein designated HRM-19, which has
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