Appeal No. 2004-0170
Application No. 09/288,450
Poloni (Poloni ‘033) 618,033 Oct. 5, 1994
European Patent Document
Poloni (Poloni ‘291) 655,291 May 31, 1995
European Patent Document
THE REJECTIONS
Claims 1, 5 and 11 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 112,
second paragraph, as failing to particularly point out and
distinctly claim the subject matter the appellants regard as the
invention.
Claims 1 through 5, 11, 15 and 16 stand rejected under 35
U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Poloni ‘033 in view of
Obinata or Omori.
Claims 1 through 5, 11, 15 and 16 stand rejected under 35
U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Poloni ‘291 in view of
Obinata or Omori.
Attention is directed to the main and reply briefs (Paper
Nos. 26 and 28) and to the answer (Paper No. 27) for the
respective positions of the appellants and the examiner regarding
the merits of these rejections.
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