Ex parte KIM - Page 4




                 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.                                                                                                       
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