Appeal No. 96-0654 Application 08/103,207 Rather than reiterate the arguments of Appellant and the Examiner, reference is made to the briefs and answers for the 2 3 respective details thereof. OPINION We will not sustain the rejection of claims 1 through 15 under 35 U.S.C. §§ 112 or 103. In regard to the rejection under 35 U.S.C. § 112, first paragraph for failing to provide an adequate written description of the invention, the Examiner argues that the specification does not describe any function which is known in the art as inter-polating. The Examiner acknowledges that the specification refers to an interpolating reproduction unit 2Appellant filed an appeal brief on June 5, 1995. We will refer to this appeal brief as simply the brief. Appellants filed a reply appeal brief on October 23, 1995 The Examiner responded to the reply brief with a supplemental Examiner's answer thereby entering and considering the reply brief. 3The Examiner responded to the brief with an Examiner's answer, mailed August 22, 1995. We will refer to the Examiner's answer as simply the answer. The Examiner responded to the reply brief with supplemental Examiner's answer, mailed February 7, 1996. 4Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007