Appeal No. 97-0225
Application No. 08/357,789
possessing the ordinary level of skill in the pertinent art,
we agree with appellants that one of ordinary skill in the art
would have known the meaning and the scope of the expression
"the reactive groups of the polyimide precursor".
Secondly, we consider the examiner’s rejection of claim 6
under 35 U.S.C. 112, fourth paragraph, for failing to further
limit the subject matter of its parent claim, claim 1.
According to claim 1, "each of R , R , and R is individually1 2 3
selected from the group of alkyl groups, acrylyl groups and
methacryl groups...(emphasis supplied)". This phrase does not
limit R , R , and R to methacryl, acrylyl or alkyl. Rather,1 2 3
as argued by appellants, it encompasses any compound which
contains the structure defined by alkyl, methacryl and
acrylyl. See Brief, page 7. Since the methacrylate part of
dimethylaminopropanol methyl methacrylate recited in claim 6
does contain the methacryl structure of claim 1, we agree with
appellants that claim 6 further limits its parent claim 1.
Thirdly, we consider the examiner’s rejection of claims
22 and 23 under 35 U.S.C. § 112, first paragraph, as lacking
descriptive support for the subject matter now claimed in the
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