Appeal No. 1996-2336
Application 08/270,345
a polymerization reaction temperature until essentially all
cyclicsiloxane is reacted, whereby a stable, oil-free emulsion
is formed.
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(European patent application)
Zhang Xinghua et al. (Xinghua), “Studies on Emulsion
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THE REJECTIONS
The claims stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 112, first
paragraph, as follows: claims 1-3 and 6-19, enablement
requirement, and claims 12-19, written description
requirement. Claims 1 and 6-13 stand rejected under 352
2 In the statement of the rejection, the examiner does not
specify which requirement or requirements of 35 U.S.C. § 112,
first paragraph, form the basis of the rejection. In view of
the examiner’s explanation of the reasons for objecting to the
specification (answer, pages 4-5), we consider claims 1-3 and
6-19 to be rejected based on the enablement requirement and
claims 12-19 to be rejected based on the written description
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