Appeal No. 95-1215
Application No. 07/750,777
water-swellable. If these powders are in fact water-
swellable, the examiner must also consider the applicability
of a rejection under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) or § 103.
In summary:
(1) The rejection of claim 21 under 35 U.S.C. § 101 is
reversed;
(2) The rejection of claims 12, 14 and 17, 19 under
35 U.S.C. § 112, second paragraph, is reversed;
(3) The rejection of claims 19 and 20 under 35 U.S.C.
§ 112, second paragraph, is affirmed; and
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