Appeal No. 96-2528 Application 08/011,202 rejection essentially for some reasons set forth by the examiner at pages 3-5 and 8 and 9 of the answer. It is to be noted that to comply with the requirements of the cited paragraph, a claim must set out and circumscribe a particular area with a reasonable degree of precision and particularity when read in light of the disclosure and the teachings of the prior art as it would be by the artisan. Note In re Johnson, 558 F.2d 1008, 1016, 194 USPQ 187, 194 (CCPA 1977); In re Moore, 439 F.2d 1232, 1235, 169 USPQ 236, 238 (CCPA 1971). 5Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007