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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 MONTY KRIEGER, and HELENA E. MIETTINEN
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Appeal No. 2006-0730
Application No. 10/164,863
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ON BRIEF
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Before SCHEINER, ADAMS, and MILLS, Administrative Patent Judges.
ADAMS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on the appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the
examiner’s final rejection of claims 1-9 and 11-16, which are all the claims
pending in the application.
Claim 1 is illustrative of the subject matter on appeal and is reproduced
below:
1. A method for treating reproductive disorders involving abnormal levels
of lipids in a female mammal mediated by SR-BI activity comprising
administering an effective amount of a compound altering directly or
indirectly the transfer of cholesterol or cholesteryl ester from high
density lipoprotein or other lipoproteins via SR-BI to liver or
steroidogenic tissues to normaIize the abnormal levels of lipids and
thereby treat one or more symptoms of the reproductive disorder
resulting from the abnormal levels of lipids.
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