Appeal No. 2000-1462
Application No. 08/592,427
Krebs 5,557,320 Sep. 17, 1996
(filed Jan. 31, 1995)
Dunn et al. (Dunn) 5,625,877 Apr. 29, 1997
(filed Mar. 15, 1995)
Pillekamp 5,594,737 Jan. 14, 1997
(filed Nov. 2, 1993)
Chia, “The Universal Mobile Telecommunication System,” IEEE
Communications Magazine, No. 12 (December 1992), pp. 54-62.
Claims 1-16 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103. As evidence
of obviousness, the examiner offers Chia and Tsuda with regard to
claims 1,6 and 11, adding Masuda with regard to claims 2 and 3
and further adding Higuchi with regard to claim 4. With regard
to claims 5, 7, 8 and 10, the examiner relies on Chia, Tsuda and
Labedz, while the examiner relies on Chia, Tsuda and Dunn with
regard to claim 9. Chia, Tsuda and Pillekamp are relied on with
regard to claims 12 and 13 and the examiner relies on Chia, Tsuda
and Krebs with regard to claim 14.
Reference is made to the brief and answer for the respective
positions of appellants and the examiner.
OPINION
At the outset, we note that, in accordance with appellants’
grouping of claims, at page 13 of the brief, all claims will
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