The opinion in support of the decision being entered today
is not binding precedent of the Board.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 IAN D. DUNCAN
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Appeal 2007-2254
Application 10/383,115
Technology Center 1600
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Decided July 24, 2007
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Before DONALD E. ADAMS, ERIC GRIMES, and NANCY J. LINCK,
Administrative Patent Judges.
Opinion by GRIMES, Administrative Patent Judge. Concurring opinion by
ADAMS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 involving claims to methods
that use particular tetracycline compounds for treating Alzheimer’s disease.
The Examiner has rejected the claims as obvious. We have jurisdiction
under 35 U.S.C. § 6(b). We affirm.
BACKGROUND
The Specification describes “a method of treating neurologic disorders
such as Alzheimer’s disease, . . . by administering an effective amount of a
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