Appeal No. 1996-3814 Page 16 Application No. 08/348,835 862, 134 USPQ 292, 295 (CCPA 1962) (“We do not think a rejection under 35 U.S.C. 103 should be based on such speculations and assumptions”). Accordingly, since the metes and bounds of the claimed invention have not yet been clarified, the obviousness rejection is improper and should be reversed. ) BOARD OF PATENT JOAN ELLIS ) APPEALS Administrative Patent Judge ) AND ) INTERFERENCES Lane, Aitken & McCann 2600 Virginia Avenue, N.W., Suite 901 Washington, DC 20037Page: Previous 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007