Ex Parte BEHR et al - Page 2


                Appeal No.  2006-2417                                                  Page 2                
                Application No.  09/200,791                                                                  

                      The references relied upon by the examiner are:                                        
                Grey et al. (Grey)   5,380,513   Jan. 10, 1995                                               
                Raines et al. (Raines)  5,840,296   Nov. 24, 1998                                            
                                                                         (filed Oct. 15, 1997)               
                Behr et al. (Behr), “Reduction of the Renal Uptake of Radiolabeled Monoclonal                
                Antibody Fragments by Cationic Amino Acids and Their Derivatives,” Cancer                    
                Research, Vol. 55, pp. 3825-3834 (1995)                                                      

                                        GROUNDS OF REJECTION                                                 
                      Claims 1-8, 11-19, 23-28, 31-39, and 41 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.                 
                § 102(b) as anticipated by Behr.                                                             
                      Claims 1-9, 11-21, 23-29, and 31-41 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.                     
                § 103 as being unpatentable over the combination of Behr, Grey, and Raines.                  
                      We affirm.                                                                             


                                             CLAIM GROUPING                                                  
                      Appellants do not separately group or argue the claims on appeal.                      
                Accordingly, the claims will stand or fall together.  Since all claims stand or fall         
                together, we limit our discussion to representative independent claim 1.                     
                Therefore with regard to the anticipation rejection, claims 2-8, 11-19, 23-28,               
                31-39, and 41 will stand or fall together with claim 1.  With regard to the                  
                obviousness rejection, claims 2-9, 11-21, 23-29, and 31-41 will stand or fall                
                together with claim 1.  In re Young, 927 F.2d 588, 590, 18 USPQ2d 1089, 1091                 
                (Fed. Cir. 1991).                                                                            









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