Appeal No. 95-0537
Application No. 08/077,709
this ground, the question becomes an appealable one. MPEP §
608.04(c) (7th ed., Jul. 1998). For the reasons set forth by
appellants (see Brief, pp.16-17), we agree that appellants'
original disclosure provides descriptive support for the
following amendments to claims 1 and 6:3
(1) claim 1, line 4: before “aligned” delete “in-plane”
and insert --c-axis--,
(2) claim 1, line 4: after “aligned” delete “, and” and
insert --in one preferential direction on--,
(3) claim 6, line 4: before “preferential” add --c-axis
alignment in one--, and
(4) claim 6, line 4: after “preferential” delete “in
plane orientation, and” and insert --direction on--,
However, we disagree with appellants that the
application, as originally filed, provides descriptive support
for the phrase “of at least one micron square” in claims 1 and
6. The purpose of the written description requirement of 35
U.S.C. § 112, first paragraph, is to convey with reasonable
3In the Answer, the examiner indicates that the addition
of "high temperature" to the claims is not considered new
matter (Answer, p. 14).
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