Appeal No. 1996-3768 Page 9
Application No. 08/292,887
DECISION
The rejection of claims 1 through 25, 27 through 30, 32,
34 and 35 under 35 U.S.C. § 112, second paragraph, as being
indefinite for failing to particularly point out and distinctly
claim the subject matter which appellants regard as the
invention is affirmed.
The rejection of claims 1 through 24, 27 through 30, 32,
34 and 35 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over
Authorized Engineering Information (LD 3-1991) taken with
either the Formica COLORCORE reference or the 2244 Research®
Disclosure Abstract is reversed.
The rejection of claims 25 and 33 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
being unpatentable over Authorized Engineering Information (LD
3-1991) taken with either the Formica COLORCORE reference or®
the 2244 Research Disclosure Abstract is affirmed.
The decision of the examiner is affirmed-in-part.
No time period for taking any subsequent action in
connection with this appeal may be extended under 37 CFR
§ 1.136(a).
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