Multicellular living organisms and unmodified parts thereof and – Nonhuman animal – Transgenic nonhuman animal
Reexamination Certificate
2006-05-09
2006-05-09
Wehbé, Anne M. (Department: 1632)
Multicellular living organisms and unmodified parts thereof and
Nonhuman animal
Transgenic nonhuman animal
C800S013000, C435S320100, C435S325000, C435S455000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07041871
ABSTRACT:
The invention relates to transgenic non-human animals capable of producing heterologous antibodies and methods for producing human sequence antibodies which bind to human antigens with substantial affinity.
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Kay Robert M.
Lonberg Nils
Darby & Darby P.C.
GenPharm International Inc.
Wehbe Anne M.
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