Appeal 2006-2166
Application 10/727,442
from the log (Specification 3). The method further includes applying a
fertilizer that includes no more than about 0.01 % (w/v) nitrogen to the log
in an amount sufficient to promote the growth of shoots from the log
(Specification 4-5).
Claims 1 and 14 are illustrative:
1. A method for promoting the growth of shoots from a log, the
method comprising the step of applying at least one cytokinin to a member
of the group consisting of an Alder log, a Beech log and a Birch log, in an
amount sufficient to promote the growth of shoots from the log.
14. The method of Claim 1 further comprising applying a fertilizer,
that includes no more than about 0.01% (w/v) nitrogen, to the log in an
amount sufficient to promote the growth of shoots from the log.
The Examiner relies on the following prior art references as evidence
of unpatentability:
G. H. Saul, Vegetative Propagation of Alder (Alnus glutinosa L.) by Rooted
Cuttings, 33 Ministry of Natural Resources Forest Research Note 1-4
(1982).
Yin Tung Wang, Growth Substance, Light, Fertilizer, and Misting Regulate
Propagation and Growth of Golden Pothos, HortScience 25(12), 1602-04
(1990).
James A. Bryan, Accelerating Fraser Fir Seedling Growth with
Benzylaminopurine Sprays, HortScience 26(4), 389-390 (1991).
B. Cuenca, In vitro Adventitious Bud Regeneration from Internode Segments
of Beech, 60 Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture 213-220 (2000).
The rejections as presented by the Examiner are as follows:
1. Claims 1, 7, and 8 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being
unpatentable over Cuenca in view of Saul.
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