Appeal No. 1999-2216
Application 08/805,399
THE PRIOR ART
The Examiner relies on Appellants' admitted prior art
(APA) at Fig. 2 and page 1, line 20 to page 2, line 25, and
on following prior art:
Platteter et al. (Platteter) 5,083,264 January 21,
1992
Shinjo et al. (Shinjo) 5,269,022 December 7,
1993
Payne et al. (Payne) 5,519,869 May 21,
1996
Larson et al. (Larson) 5,548,712 August 20,
1996
Jones et al. (Jones) 5,657,439 August 12,
1997
(filed November 3,
1995)
Yanai et al. (Yanai '347 )2 5,544,347 August 6,
1996
Yanai et al. (Yanai '792) 5,742,792 April 21,
1998
(filed May 28,
1996)
Although not part of the official statement of the2
rejection, the Examiner relies on Yanai '347 because it is
incorporated by reference in Yanai, U.S. Patent 5,742,792,
which is part of the rejection. This is not good practice.
The rejection must contain a mention of references applied in
the rejection. See In re Hoch, 428 F.2d 1341, 1342 n.3,
166 USPQ 406, 407 n.3 (CCPA 1970); Ex parte Movva,
31 USPQ2d 1027, 1028 n.1 (Bd. Pat. App. & Int. 1993). Accord
Ex parte Hiyamizu, 10 USPQ2d 1393, 1394 (Bd. Pat. App. & Int.
1988); In re Raske, 28 USPQ2d 1304, 1304-05 (Bd. Pat. App. &
Int. 1993); MPEP § 706.02(j) (7th ed., rev. 1, Feb. 2000).
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