Ex Parte Mangold et al - Page 5

                 Appeal 2007-0088                                                                                     
                 Application 10/191,297                                                                               

                 obtain and compare prior art products.  See In re Best, 562 F.2d 1252,                               
                 1255-56, 195 USPQ 430, 433-34 (CCPA 1977).                                                           
                        In light of the foregoing and for the reasons set forth in the Answer,                        
                 we hereby sustain the § 103 rejection of claims 1-4 as being unpatentable                            
                 over Mangold in view of Berkey.                                                                      
                        The decision of the Examiner is affirmed.                                                     
                        No time period for taking any subsequent action in connection with                            
                 this appeal may be extended under 37 C.F.R. § 1.136(a)(iv)(effective Sept.                           
                 13, 2004).                                                                                           
                                                    AFFIRMED                                                          










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