Appeal No. 96-1895
Application 08/011,682
states (col. 8, lines 6-8): "In the preferred embodiment,
applicant utilities [sic] an elliptic filter having a
combined low pass and notch response . . . ." Figure 11
shows a schematic diagram of the resonant filter 149 of
figure 3. Abed describes that the components are
"configured to provide an elliptical filter having the
following combined low pass and notch transfer function
T(S)" (col. 13, lines 55-57).
Appellant responds that "[a]s discussed on page 7 of
Amendment B [sic, Amendment C received March 13, 1995, Paper
No. 14], the disclosure cited by the Examiner contains no
description of a low pass filter comprising an adequate
combination of a notch filter and an elliptical function
filter" (Br13). We note that the brief should be
self-contained and not refer back to other papers.
Arguments not in the brief may be refused consideration.
Compare 37 CFR § 1.192(a) (1994) ("Any arguments or
authorities not included in the brief may be refused
consideration by the Board of Patent Appeals and
Interferences." [Emphasis added.]) with § 1.192(a) (1995)
("Any arguments or authorities not included in the brief
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