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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 BORJE S. ANDERSSON and ELIAS J. ANAISSIE
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Appeal No. 2006-0274
Application No. 09/415,890
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ON BRIEF
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Before SCHEINER, 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 97, 99, 116, 117, 119 and 133, which are the claims on appeal in
this application.1
The relevant claims read as follows:
97. A method for preparing a pharmaceutically acceptable solvent vehicle, the
method comprising:
(a) obtaining a pharmaceutically acceptable dipolar aprotic solvent and/or acid;
(b) mixing the dipolar aprotic solvent and/or acid in a pharmaceutically acceptable
1 The examiner has objected to claims 121, 122, 141 and 150 but also has
indicated that these claims would be allowable if rewritten in independent form. Answer,
page 3.
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