Appeal No. 2000-1031
Application No. 08/591,330
§ 103(a). In this regard, the appellants and the examiner
should fully explore whether the closeness of the Mw/Mn values,
which indicate the respective molecular weight distributions of
the polymers, is sufficiently analogous to the closeness of
relative proportions of metals in an alloy as in Titanium
Metals.
Summary
In summary, we reverse the examiner’s rejection under 35
U.S.C. § 102(b) of appealed claims 1, 2, and 4 through 9 as
anticipated by Hughes. We also reverse the examiner’s rejection
under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) of appealed claims 1, 2, and 4 through
9 as unpatentable over Hughes.
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