Appeal No. 1996-0647
Application No. 07/871,401
established a prima facie case under §§ 102(b)/103 which
appellant has not rebutted by any showing, on this record,
that the products of the prior art differ substantially from
the claimed product. Accordingly, the rejection of claim 8
under 35 U.S.C. §§ 102(b)/103 is affirmed.
E. Summary
The rejection of claims 1-3 and 5-8 under § 103 over
Granum in view of "Technical News" and Kringstad is reversed.
The rejection of claim 4 under § 103 over these same
references further in view of Nonni is reversed. The
rejection of claim 7 under § 103 over Granum is reversed. The
rejection of claim 8 under §§ 102(b)/103 over "Technical News"
or Kringstad is affirmed. Accordingly, the decision of the
examiner is affirmed-in-part.
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