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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 DAVID KNAPP
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Appeal No. 2005-2690
Application No. 09/935,442
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ON BRIEF
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Before ADAMS, MILLS and GRIMES, Administrative Patent Judges.
MILLS, 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 1-6, 8-13, 15, 26-28, and 47-52, which are all the claims currently
pending in this application. Claim 1 is illustrative of the claims on appeal and reads as
follows:
1. A vascular medical device comprising
fibrinogen as a precursor compound and thrombin as an activator
compound,
wherein said medical device is adapted, upon placement at an
administration site within a patient, to separately release said precursor
compound and said activator compound such that said activator compound
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