Appeal No. 2007-0531 Page 2
Application No. 10/341,679
The references relied upon by the examiner are:
Tischer et al. (Tischer) 5,219,739 Jun. 15, 1993
Hammond et al. (Hammond) 5,792,453 Aug. 11, 1998
Kovesdi et al. (Kovesdi) 5,851,806 Dec. 22, 1998
Ullrich et al. (Ullrich) 5,851,999 Dec. 22, 1998
Isner 6,121,246 Sep. 19, 2000
Wolff et al. (Wolff) 6,228,844 May 8, 2001
French et al. (French), “Direct in vivo gene transfer into porcine myocardium
using replication-deficient adenoviral vectors,” Circulation, Vol. 90, No. 5, pp.
2414-2424 (1994)
GROUNDS OF REJECTION
Claims 1-4, 6, 7, 10, 12 and 18 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
being unpatentable over the combination of Hammond and Tischer.
Claims 1, 3, 6, 10, 19 and 22 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
being unpatentable over the combination of Isner and Tischer.
Claims 1 and 12-18 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over the combination of Isner, Tischer and Kovesdi.
Claims 1 and 19-21 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over the combination of Isner, Tischer, Wolff and French.
Claims 1 and 22-23 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over the combination of Isner, Tischer and Ullrich.
We reverse the rejection under 35 U.S.C. § 103 over the combination of
Hammond and Tischer. We vacate all remaining rejections in favor of new
grounds of rejection.
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