Appeal No. 96-3997
Application No. 08/173,953
Rather than reiterate the arguments of Appellants and the
Examiner, reference is made to the Briefs and Answers for the
respective details thereof.4
OPINION
We have carefully considered the subject matter on
appeal, the rejections advanced by the Examiner and the
evidence
of obviousness relied upon by the Examiner as support for the
rejections. We have, likewise, reviewed and taken into
consideration, in reaching our decision, Appellants’
arguments set forth in the Briefs along with the Examiner's
rationale in support of the rejections and arguments in
rebuttal
set forth in the Examiner's Answers. It is our view, after
consideration of the record before us, that the collective
evidence relied upon and the level of skill in the particular
art would not have suggested to one of ordinary skill in the
4The (revised) Appeal Brief was filed December 1, 1995.
In response to the Examiner’s Answer dated February 15, 1996,
a Reply Brief was filed April 10, 1996. The Examiner entered
the Reply Brief and submitted a supplemental Examiner’s Answer
in response dated May 30, 1996.
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