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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 HARRY R. DAVIS
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Appeal No. 2006-2368
Application No. 10/247,032
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ON BRIEF
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Before ADAMS, GREEN, and LEBOVITZ, Administrative Patent Judges.
GREEN, 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 1-3, 10, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20 and 30-35.1 Claims 1 and 32
are representative of the claims on appeal, and read as follows:
1. A method for treating vascular inflammation in a subject comprising the
step of administering (1) at least one sterol absorption inhibitor or at least one 5α-
stanol absorption inhibitor and (2) at least one cholesterol biosynthesis inhibitor
to a subject having a blood level of c-reactive protein of greater than about 0.4
mg/dL.
1 Claims 4-9, 14-16 and 21-29 are also pending, but stand withdrawn from consideration as
being drawn to a non-elected invention. See Appeal Brief, page 1.
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