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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 DAVID H. WALKER, XUE-JIE YU, and JERE W. McBRIDE
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Appeal 2007-1032
Application 10/062,920
Technology Center 1600
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Decided: June 15, 2007
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Before ERIC GRIMES, NANCY J. LINCK, and
RICHARD M. LEBOVITZ, Administrative Patent Judges.
GRIMES, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 involving claims to a method
of inducing an immune response against Ehrlichia canis. The Examiner has
rejected the claims as nonenabled. We have jurisdiction under 35 U.S.C.
§ 6(b). We reverse.
BACKGROUND
“Canine ehrlichiosis, also known as canine tropical pancytopenia, is a
tick-borne rickettsial disease of dogs. . . . The etiologic agent of canine
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