Appeal No. 96-3392
Application 08/121,512
We refer to the Final Rejection (Paper No. 8) (pages
referred to as "FR__") and the Examiner's Answer (Paper No.
17) (pages referred to as "EA__") for a statement of the
examiner's position and to the Substitute Brief filed
December 20, 1995, (Paper No. 16) (pages referred to as
"Br__") for a statement of appellants' position.
OPINION
We sustain the rejections based on the detailed reasons
of the examiner in the Final Rejection and the Examiner's
Answer, as elaborated on below.
Grouping of claims
Appellants argue that none of the rejected claims stand
or fall together with any other claims (Br10). Nevertheless,
while appellants have devoted separate sections of their brief
to the various rejections, appellants have not argued the
merits of the rejections as required by Patent and Trademark
Office (PTO) rules. See 37 CFR §§ 1.192(c)(7), (c)(8)(iv)
(1995). We address the insufficiencies of appellants'
arguments in the separate sections. We do not look for
differences beyond those which are discussed in appellants'
brief and do not address arguments that have not been made.
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