Appeal No. 96-1076
Application No. 07/961,160
The references relied upon by the examiner as evidence of
obviousness are:
Cella et al. (Cella) 4,690,997 Sep. 1,
1987
Penneck WO 89/00756 Jan. 26,
1989
(PCT Application)
Claims 13 through 16 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103
as being unpatentable over Penneck taken with Cella . 2
We refer to the Brief and Reply Brief and to the Answer
for a complete exposition of the opposing viewpoints expressed
by the appellants and the examiner concerning the above noted
rejection.
OPINION
We will sustain this rejection.
We agree with the examiner’s ultimate conclusion that the
coatings claimed by the appellants are indistinguishable from
the coatings disclosed by Penneck.
2The appealed claims will stand or fall together; see
page 5 of the Brief.
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