Ex Parte Haas et al - Page 2


                Appeal 2007-2985                                                                             
                Application 010/669,978                                                                      
           1          Claims 19-27 also appear in the application on appeal and have been                    
           2    allowed.                                                                                     
           3          We have jurisdiction under 35 U.S.C. § 6(b).                                           
           4          The application on appeal was filed on 24 September 2003.                              
           5          Haas claims benefit of an earlier filing date based on provisional                     
           6    application 60/414,327, filed 30 September 2002.                                             
           7          The real party in interest is Degussa AG (Düsseldorf, Germany).                        
           8          The Examiner rejected claims 1-15 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being                    
           9    unpatentable over Tsao.                                                                      
          10                                                                                                 
          11          Name                 Patent Number                 Issue Date                          
          12    Tsao                     US 4,889,689              26 Dec. 1989                              
          13                                                                                                 
          14          Tsao is prior under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b).                                                
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          16          B.  Record on appeal                                                                   
          17          In deciding this appeal, we have considered only the following                         
          18    documents:                                                                                   
          19                1.  Specification, including original claims (there are no                       
          20    drawings).                                                                                   
          21                2.  Office action entered 14 September 2005.                                     
          22                3.  Amendment received 16 December 2005.                                         
          23                4.  Final Rejection entered 30 January 2006.                                     
          24                5.  Amendment filed 13 April 2006.                                               
          25                6.  Office action entered 25 April 2006.                                         



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