Appeal No. 1999-2776
Application No. 08/714,249
commentary with regard to the above-noted rejections and the
conflicting viewpoints advanced by the examiner and appellant
regarding the rejections, we make reference to the final
rejection (Paper No. 7, mailed January 23, 1998) and the
examiner's answer (Paper No. 11, mailed December 2, 1998) for
the reasoning in support of the rejections, and to appellant’s
brief (Paper No. 10, filed September 23, 1998) and reply brief
(Paper No. 12, filed February 2, 1999) for the arguments
thereagainst.
OPINION
In reaching our decision in this appeal, we have given
careful consideration to appellant’s specification and claims,
to the applied prior art references, and to the respective
positions articulated by appellant and the examiner. As a
consequence of our review, we have made the determinations
which follow.
Looking at page 3 of the brief, we note that appellant
has indicated with regard to the rejection of claims 1, 2, 7
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