Ex Parte Robertson et al - Page 6

                 Appeal 2007-2257                                                                                        
                 Application 11/118,509                                                                                  
                 success, not absolute certainty, is required.  In re Young, 927 F.2d 588, 591,                          
                 18 USPQ2d 1089, 1091 (Fed. Cir. 1991); In re Keller, 642 F.2d 413, 425,                                 
                 208 USPQ 871, 881 (CCPA 1981).                                                                          
                        Regarding the subject matter of claim 24, we adopt the Examiner’s                                
                 responses to Appellants’ arguments.                                                                     
                                                   CONCLUSION                                                            
                        For the foregoing reasons and those stated in the present record, we                             
                 affirm the Examiner’s rejections of claims 8-24 under § 103(a).                                         
                        No time period for taking any subsequent action in connection with                               
                 this appeal may be extended under 37 C.F.R. § 1.136(a)(1)(iv).                                          
                                                     AFFIRMED                                                            


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