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and is not binding precedent of the Board.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
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte YUNG K. KIM, DAVID STEPHEN KARPOVICH,
WILLIAM H. CAMPBELL, and LING YANG
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Appeal No. 2006-0900
Application No. 10/368,915
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ON BRIEF
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Before KIMLIN, PAK, and TIMM, Administrative Patent
Judges.
KIMLIN, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 39-41,
43, 45, and 46. Claims 42, 44, 47, and 48 stand withdrawn from
consideration as being directed to a non-elected invention.
Claim 39 is illustrative:
39. A purification process comprising:
providing a silicone derivatized macromolecule selected
from the group consisting of dendrimers and hyperbranched
polymers supported on a particulate support or separation
membrane, and then
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